![]() And as the well-known story of the Exodus goes, it was these Egyptian descendants of Mizraim that were not the slaves but the slave- owners-of the Israelites! Thus it makes full sense that while the descendants of Canaan would experience slavery, this curse would not apply to his brothers, of which Mizraim was one. No further mention was made of Ham or his sons. Canaan, for indulging in a sexually perverse encounter with an unconscious Noah, was cursed with slavery (verses 18-25, 27). ![]() Ham himself is not mentioned, but his son Canaan is. Noah prophesied about the descendants of his sons: Japheth’s descendants would become a massive population, and Shem’s descendants would be worshipers of the true God and would inherit many blessings (Genesis 9:26-27). Ham was the progenitor of the dark-skinned, or black, race. The fact that Mizraim was a son of Ham brings up an interesting point. It would make sense that such an early civilization as Egypt should trace its ancestor back to the early post-Flood days. “Egypt” is known in the Hebrew Bible as Mitzraim or Mizraim the ancestor of the Egyptians was Mizraim, son of Ham, son of Noah (Genesis 10:6). We’ll only touch on the high points of Egypt’s biblical and archaeological history to prevent this article from turning into a multi-volume work. The ancient Egyptians were among the most significant national players in biblical history, so we can’t afford to miss them in our series. Egyptian chronology is somewhat of a mess-there are so many different proposed, revised, old and new chronologies, that it is hard to fix the dates for (at least the earlier) pharaohs and events in Egypt.Īmid the confusion, though, are many very interesting discoveries in Egyptian archaeology that parallel the biblical record. Yet Egyptian history is difficult to properly document and corroborate next to other national histories, including the Bible. Egypt is one of the most researched of archaeological societies (thanks in part to the vast array of monuments still preserved in the sandy, dry climate).
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