The name Irad came from two combined Hebrew words that suggest the meaning, “runner” or “fugitive”. Irad is the son of Enoch and grandson of Cain (Genesis 4:18 KJV).
Unlike Seth‘s descendants, the Bible does not specify when Cain’s descendants were born or died. However, we know and can place them on the Bible Timeline Chart after Adam‘s creation (4004 BC) and before the great flood (2350 BC.)
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Phoenicia and it’s Historical – Biblical Significance
Phoenicia, from the Greek word phoinix, “a palm”, the land of palm-trees, was an ancient civilization centered in the north of ancient Canaan. With its heartland along the coastal regions of modern day Lebanon, coastal Syria, and northern Israel. Date-palm abundantly grew in the region opposite Cyprus, from Gabala (city of Gebal) to Aradus and Marathus. And so the name Phoenicia was first applied to these areas that later expanded to further South as date-palm was also found growing there. It was from 1200 BC (where is can be found on the Biblical Timeline with world history)that Phoenician cities emerged as sovereign bodies with apparent identity – Aradus, Byblos, Berytus, Sidon, Sarepta and Tyre, were situated along the coastal strip between sea and mountains of Lebanon. Moreover, there were two great cities of Phoenicia: Tyre, the center of the purple dye industry and Sidon, the center of the glass industry.
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* Acts 11:19; 15:3; 21:2 – the land being generally designated as the “coast” * Matthew 15:21; Mark 7:24, 31, Luke 6:17 – “borders of Tyre and Sidon” *Genesis 10:19; 49:13; Josh 11:8; 1 Kings 17:9 – the land belonging to the Canaanites or to Sidon
Alphabet (Psalm 119). Perhaps the most significant contribution of the Phoenicians was a syllabic writing, developed in about 1000 BC at Byblos. From this city’s name come the Greek word “biblia” (books) and the English word Bible. Hebrew alphabet known as “Ketav Ivri or Paleo-Hebrew” was nearly identical to the Phoenician alphabet. Biblical Hebrew contains 22 letters (all of which are consonants), as noted in Psalm 119. This form of writing was spread by the Phoenicians in their travels and influenced the Aramaic and Greek alphabets. (from http://history-world.org/phoenicians.htm)
Phoenician trade connected with the Israelites (2 Samuel 5:11, 1 Kings 5:9, 1 Kings 17-18). From the time that David had conquered Edom, an opening for trade was afforded to the Israelites. Solomon continued this trade with its king, obtained timber from its territory and employed its sailors and workmen.
Commerce
(Ezekiel 27:3 – 4). Trade routes from all Asia converged on the Phoenician coast, entry point to the sea, where Phoenicians were the greatest merchants of the entire Mediterranean world. Preparations for Building the Temple (1 Kings 5:6) and Temple’s Furnishings (1 Kings 7:21-23). King Hiram rendered important service to Solomon in connection with the planning and building of the temple. Massive Masonry (1 Kings 5:17 – 18). Huge carved stones, forming the sanctuary wall’s foundation, with Phoenician fragments of pottery. And Phoenician marks painted on the massive blocks found by the Royal Engineers suggest that the stones were prepared in the quarry by the cunning workmen of Hiram, the king of Tyre. (Eastons Bible Dictionary: Phenicia).
Name and Genealogy:
Hebrew Bible. Nahor means a Snort or a Snorting (Job 39:20, Jeremiah 8:6, Job 41:12) and Charred or Scorched (Psalm 69:3, Jeremiah 6:29 and Ezekiel 15:4 ) Book of Genesis. Nahor is the son of Serug.
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He was born and raised in the Sumerian capital-state of Ur on the Euphrates River of lower Mesopotamia. He had a son named Terah at the age of twenty-nine and lived for a total of 148 years. He was also the grandfather of Abraham, Nahor II as well as Haran, all offspring of Shem. He is placed on the Biblical Timeline at 2155 BC.
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Hebrew: S’rugh ; “branch” was the son of Reu, also the father of Nahor and great-grandfather of Abraham. He is called Saruch in the Greek version.
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According to the Bible Timeline Chart, Serug was born in 2185 BC at the City of Ur. His parent was Reu, and his son was named Nahor. When Serug had lived thirty years, he became the father of Nahor. He then lived another 200 years for a total of 230 years.
Serug in the Bible:
– Genesis 11:20-23; 1 Chronicles 1:26. An ancestor of Abraham
– Luke 3:35. Called Saruch
Reu or Ragau (Luke 3:35 KJV) is one of the sons of Peleg.
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He was born when Peleg was thirty years old (Genesis 11:18 KJV). The name Reu came from Hebrew origin and means “friend”.
At the age of thirty-two, Reu begat Serug and lived another two hundred and seven years and begat other sons and daughters (Genesis 11:20-21 KJV).
The Bible Timeline calculates that Reu lived from 2219 BC to 1980 BC.
Peleg or Phalec (Luke 3:35 KJV) is one of the sons of Eber. At the age of thirty-four, Eber begat Peleg, brother of Joktan. The name Peleg means “division”, as Genesis 10:25 KJV reads “…for in his (Peleg) days was the earth divided…” The phrase “was the earth divided” is a little bit vague.
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We can interpret this literally as the earth had this massive earthquake that resulted in the continental separation. Or it can refer to the separation of the people of the earth. Based on the chronological structure of the Bible Genesis 11: 1 – 9 speaks of how God baffled the language of the people resulting in their division. The following verses, Genesis 11:10-32 KJV, tells about the Generation of Shem including Peleg. So, another interpretation would be the earth was divided since people no longer shared the same language after the incident at the Tower of Babel. At the age of thirty, Peleg begat Reu. After two hundred and nine years, Peleg begat other sons and daughters (Genesis 11:18-19 KJV). He lived a total of two hundred thirty-nine years. Charting this on the Biblical Timeline, Peleg’s existence is from 2247 BC to 2008 BC.
Eber or Heber (Luke 3:35 KJV) is one of the sons of Salah (Genesis 11:14-15). He was born when Salah was thirty years old. The name Eber in Hebrew means “to cross over” or “beyond”. At the age of thirty-four, Eber begat Peleg, brother of Joktan. Eber lived another four hundred and thirty years and begat other sons and daughters before he finally rested (Genesis 11:16-17 KJV). He lived a total of four hundred and sixty-four years. From the Biblical Timeline, Eber existed from 2283 BC to 1819 BC.
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Salah or Sala (Luke 3:35 KJV) is the only son of Arphaxad mentioned in the Bible (Genesis 11:13 KJV). Salah may mean send out, branch or javelin. He was born when Arphaxad was thirty five years old (Genesis 11:12 KJV).
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Salah begat Eber when he was thirty years old and begat other sons and daughters. He lived four hundred and three years after he begat Eber (Genesis 11:14-15 KJV).
Looking at the Biblical Timeline, Salah was born 2313 BC and rested in 1880 BC.
Arphaxad is one of the sons of Shem and grandson of Noah (Genesis 10:22 KJV). He was born when Shem was a hundred years old or two years after the flood (Genesis 11:10 KJV). Given this case, we can assume that Shem was born 2 years after Noah reached five hundred years old which was 2446 BC. Provided this information, Arphaxad’s birth on the Biblical Timeline is 2346 BC.
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The name Arphaxad means “stronghold of Chaldees” from Hebrew origin. It is said that Arphaxad dwelt in Mesopotamia and is the forefather of Chaldeans.
Arphaxad lived for thirty-five years and begat Salah (Genesis 11:12 KJV). After Salah was born, he lived another four hundred and three years and begat other sons and daughters before he finally rested (Genesis 11:13 KJV). Arphaxad lived a total of four hundred thirty-eight years. This would be from 2346 BC to 1908 BC on the Biblical Timeline.
Genesis 6:1-7 tells us why God decided to destroy all creation with the flood. The Bible reads “And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually” (Genesis 6:6 KJV). Man’s “wickedness” was not profoundly explained in the Bible. However, we can generalize that sin was rampant during those days. One of man’s wickedness described was the unholy union of sons of God and daughters of men. It is believed that the “sons of God” and the “daughters of men” are referring to the descendants of Seth and Cain respectively. We can also assume that man had forgotten to burn offerings unto the Lord since burnt offerings were done during the time of Adam and after the flood. Nevertheless, God repented creating man on the earth.
However, Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord (Genesis 6:8 KJV). God warned Noah about the destruction coming and commanded Noah to build an ark giving specific details (Genesis 6:14-16 KJV):
Material :
Gopher wood
Size :
Length – 300 cubits
Width – 50 cubits
Height – 30 cubits
Design :
One window
One door
Three stories
Separate rooms
Noah made the ark just like God described it. God then commanded Noah to gather one pair of every kind of creature and keep them alive. Also, he was to gather seven pairs of clean beasts.
Genesis 7 describes how the flood took place. It was in the six-hundredth years of Noah’s life when the flood finally came. Seven days prior, God commanded Noah to get inside the ark together with his wife, sons, sons’ wives, and all the creatures God commanded Noah to gather. On the seventeenth day of the second month of the six-hundredth year of Noah’s life (2348 BC on the Bible Timeline Chart), the rain poured and the windows of heaven were opened (Genesis 7:11 KJV). The rain continued pouring over the earth for forty days and forty nights. And this killed all creatures, not on the ark.
The flood lasted for one hundred and fifty days (Genesis 7:24 KJV). On the seventeenth day of the seventh month of the six-hundredth year of Noah’s existence, the ark rested on the mountains of Ararat. The waters continually subsided until the tenth month (Genesis 8:4-5 KJV).
On the six hundredth and first year of Noah’s existence, on the first day of the first month, the covering of the ark was removed and Noah saw that the face of the ground was dry (Genesis 8:13 KJV). On the twenty-seventh day of the second month of that same year, God spoke to Noah and commanded him, his wife, his sons, his sons’ wives and all other creatures to be fruitful so that the earth would be filled again (Genesis 8:14-19 KJV).
Noah then built an altar unto the Lord and took all the clean beasts and fowls and gave burnt offerings unto the Lord. God smelled the sweet savour and said in His heart that never again would he curse the earth for man’s sake. In Genesis 9:8-11 God said to Noah and his sons, “And I, behold, I establish my covenant with you, and with your seed after you, and every living creature that is with you… neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth.” As a token of that covenant, a rainbow would be present after it rains to remind God of his everlasting covenant (Genesis 9:12-17 KJV).
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