Canaan was the father of Sidon. Sidon was Canaan’s first son. Canaan was also the father of {Het, the father of} the Hittite people.
Deuteronomy 32:8 - Easy To Read Version God Most-High separated
the people on earth and gave
each nation its own land.
God set up borders for those people.
He made as many nations
as there are angels. [211] Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 When the Most High divided to the nations their inheritance, When he separated the sons of Adam, He set the bounds of the people According to the number of the children of Israel. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition When the Most High gave to the nations their inheritance, when He separated the children of men, He set the bounds of the peoples according to the number of the Israelites. American Standard Version (1901) When the Most High gave to the nations their inheritance, When he separated the children of men, He set the bounds of the peoples According to the number of the children of Israel. Common English Bible When God Most High divided up the nations— when he divided up humankind— he decided the people’s boundaries based on the number of the gods. Catholic Public Domain Version When the Most High divided the nations, when he separated the sons of Adam, he appointed the limits of the peoples according to the number of the sons of Israel. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version When the Most High divided the nations, when he separated the sons of Adam: he appointed the bounds of people according to the number of the children of Israel. |
Canaan was the father of Sidon. Sidon was Canaan’s first son. Canaan was also the father of {Het, the father of} the Hittite people.
Eber was the father of two sons. One son was named Peleg. [63] He was given this name because the earth was divided during his life. The other son was named Joktan.
All the people who lived in the area around the Mediterranean Sea came from these sons of Japheth. Each son had his own land. All the families grew and became different nations. Each nation had its own language.
The Lord said to Israel:\par “I will give the land of Canaan to you.\par The promised land will be yours.”\par
They alone lived in their country.\par There were no foreigners passing through.\par \{So no person told them strange ideas.\}\par
So bring your thank offerings {\cf2\super [301]} \par \{to share with the other worshipers\}\par and come to be with God.\par You made promises to God Most High,\par so give him the things you promised.\par
I praise the Lord because he is good.\par I praise the name of the Lord Most-High.\par
You set the limits for everything on earth.\par And you created summer and winter.\par
I (God) say,\par “You are gods.\par You are sons of God Most-High.\par
You can go to God Most-High to hide.\par You can go to the God All-Powerful\par for protection.\par
I will go up to the altar in the clouds.\par I will be like God Most-High.”\par
A holy angel announced this punishment. Why? So all the people on earth may know that God Most High rules over the kingdoms of men. God gives those kingdoms to anyone he wants to. And God chooses humble people to rule those kingdoms!
“King, God Most High made your grandfather {\cf2\super [58]} Nebuchadnezzar a very great and powerful king. God made him very important.
So we will not be able\par to measure the land\par and divide it among the Lord’s people.’”\par
I see those people from the mountain. I see them from the high hills. Those people live alone. They are not part of another nation.
I heard this message from God. I learned what God Most-High taught me. I saw what God All-Powerful [300] showed me. I humbly tell what I clearly see.
God began by making one man (Adam). From him God made all the different people. God made them to live everywhere in the world. God decided exactly when and where they must live.
“But the Most High (God) does not live in houses that men build with their hands. This is what the prophet {\cf2\super [146]} writes:
So Israel will live in safety, Jacob’s well belongs to them. They will get a land of grain and wine. And that land will get plenty of rain.