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Mizraim

Mizraim was a son of Ham, Noah's son, and is traditionally considered the ancestor of the Egyptians.

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Where Mizraim appears

4 verses across 2 books.

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Verses mentioning Mizraim

  • 1Chr 1:8 — The sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
  • 1Chr 1:11 — And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim,
  • Gen 10:6 — And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan.
  • Gen 10:13 — And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim,
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The Church Fathers on Mizraim

Patristic commentary on the Scriptures that name Mizraim.

(Verse 6) The sons of Ham: Cush, Egypt, Put, and Canaan. Cush, even to this day, is called Ethiopia by the Hebrews; Egypt is called Mizraim, and Put is called Libya. From Put, the river of Mauritania is called as such, and the entire region surrounding it is known as the Putian region. Many Greek and Latin writers attest to this.…

But indeed Mizraim begot Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim, and Pathrusim, and Casluhim, from whom came the Philistines and Caphtorim. These seem to be the names of peoples rather than of individual men, since it was stated clearly even Casluhim from whom came the Philistines. For all of them end in -im, which is the proper…

The sons of Ham: Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut and Canaan. Cush is today called Ethiopia by the Hebrews, Mizraim is Egypt, Phut is Libya, from whom even to this day a river in Mauretania is called Phut, and the whole region around it is called Phutensis. Moreover, Canaan possessed the land which the Jews subsequently took over by…

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6 passages from 5 historic works cite verses that mention Mizraim.