Genesis 10 in the early church
88 passages quote, allude to, or echo Genesis 10, grouped by verse; passages on the same verse are in date order. Verse text from the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). References use the Protestant English Bible's numbering, with a writer's own numbering in brackets where it differs.
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Genesis 10:1
This is the account of Noah’s sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth, who also had sons after the flood.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gen 10:1 | Fragments on Genesis, column 107 · Origen | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Gen 10:1 | Refutation of All Heresies 10.31.2 · Hippolytus of Rome | allusion, high confidence | ca. 222–235 |
| Gen 10:1 | Panarion (Adversus Haereses), Haer. 1-64 39.7.6 · Epiphanius of Salamis | allusion, medium confidence | 374-377 |
| Gen 10:1 | Panarion (Adversus Haereses), Haer. 1-64 39.8.2 · Epiphanius of Salamis | allusion, medium confidence | 374-377 |
| Gen 10:1 | On Noah 5 · Ambrose | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 378-384 |
| Gen 10:1–32 | Book of Heresies 121.1 · Philastrius of Brescia | allusion, high confidence | ca. 380s |
| Gen 10:1–30 | Genesis, lines 354–376 · Cyprianus Gallus | allusion, high confidence | early 5th cent. |
| Gen 10:1–32 | City of God 16.3 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | 413–426 |
| Gen 10:1 | The Conferences 5.24 · John Cassian | allusion, low confidence | ca. 426–429 |
| Gen 10:1 | Part 1, chapter 8 · Quodvultdeus of Carthage | allusion, high confidence | ca. 445-450 |
Genesis 10:2
The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gen 10:2 | Refutation of All Heresies 10.31.4 · Hippolytus of Rome | allusion, high confidence | ca. 222–235 |
| Gen 10:2 | Ancoratus 113.5 · Epiphanius of Salamis | allusion, medium confidence | 374 |
| Gen 10:2 | Panarion (Adversus Haereses), Haer. 1-64 3.1.10 · Epiphanius of Salamis | allusion, medium confidence | 374-377 |
| Gen 10:2 | Panarion (Adversus Haereses), Haer. 1-64 39.8.4 · Epiphanius of Salamis | allusion, high confidence | 374-377 |
| Gen 10:2 | Panarion (Adversus Haereses), Haer. 1-64 39.8.5 · Epiphanius of Salamis | allusion, high confidence | 374-377 |
| Gen 10:2–31 | Instructions 2.4 · Eucherius of Lyon | allusion, high confidence | ca. 428-434 |
Genesis 10:4
And the sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites, and the Rodanites.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gen 10:4 | On Noah 124 · Ambrose | allusion, high confidence | ca. 378-384 |
Genesis 10:5
From these, the maritime peoples separated into their territories, according to their languages, by clans within their nations.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gen 10:5 | On Noah 124 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 378-384 |
| Gen 10:5 | City of God 16.3 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | 413–426 |
Genesis 10:6
The sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gen 10:6 | Refutation of All Heresies 10.31.3 · Hippolytus of Rome | allusion, high confidence | ca. 222–235 |
| Gen 10:6 | Homilies 9.3 · Anonymous | allusion, medium confidence | 4th century (reworking earlier material) |
| Gen 10:6 | Recognitions 4.27 · Anonymous | allusion, medium confidence | Greek original 3rd–4th century; Rufinus's Latin translation before 407 |
| Gen 10:6 | Preparation for the Gospel 9.17.9 · Eusebius of Caesarea | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 313–324 |
| Gen 10:6 | Ancoratus 113.3 · Epiphanius of Salamis | allusion, medium confidence | 374 |
| Gen 10:6 | Panarion (Adversus Haereses), Haer. 1-64 2.1.13 · Epiphanius of Salamis | allusion, high confidence | 374-377 |
| Gen 10:6 | Panarion (Adversus Haereses), Haer. 1-64 39.8.5 · Epiphanius of Salamis | allusion, high confidence | 374-377 |
| Gen 10:6 | On Noah 126 · Ambrose | allusion, high confidence | ca. 378-384 |
| Gen 10:6 | City of God 16.11 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | 413–426 |
Genesis 10:8
Cush was the father of Nimrod, who began to be a mighty one on the earth.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gen 10:8 | Homilies 9.4 · Anonymous | allusion, medium confidence | 4th century (reworking earlier material) |
| Gen 10:8 | Recognitions 1.30 · Anonymous | allusion, high confidence | Greek original 3rd–4th century; Rufinus's Latin translation before 407 |
| Gen 10:8 | Recognitions 4.29 · Anonymous | allusion, medium confidence | Greek original 3rd–4th century; Rufinus's Latin translation before 407 |
| Gen 10:8–9 | Oration 14.23 · Gregory of Nazianzus | allusion, high confidence | ca. 362–383 |
| Gen 10:8 | Panarion (Adversus Haereses), Haer. 1-64 3.1.1 · Epiphanius of Salamis | allusion, high confidence | 374-377 |
| Gen 10:8 | On Noah 127 · Ambrose | allusion, high confidence | ca. 378-384 |
| Gen 10:8–9 | Book of Heresies 108.1 · Philastrius of Brescia | quotation, high confidence | ca. 380s |
| Gen 10:8–9 | Homily 15 · Gregory of Nyssa | allusion, high confidence | ca. 390–394 |
| Gen 10:8–12 | Genesis, lines 377–400 · Cyprianus Gallus | allusion, high confidence | early 5th cent. |
| Gen 10:8–12 | City of God 16.3 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | 413–426 |
| Gen 10:8–10 | City of God 16.11 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | 413–426 |
| Gen 10:8–10 | Commentary on Jeremiah 1.100 · Jerome | allusion, high confidence | ca. 414-419 |
| Gen 10:8–10 | Book 3, lines 147–169 · Claudius Marius Victor | allusion, high confidence | ca. 425-430 |
Genesis 10:9
He was a mighty hunter before the LORD; so it is said, “Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before the LORD.”
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gen 10:9 | Fragments on Genesis, column 109 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Gen 10:9 | Refutation of All Heresies 5.16.11 · Hippolytus of Rome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 222–235 |
| Gen 10:9 | Commentary on the Song of Songs 3.221 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 240–245 (Rufinus's translation ca. 410) |
| Gen 10:9 | Homilies 9.4 · Anonymous | allusion, medium confidence | 4th century (reworking earlier material) |
| Gen 10:9 | On Noah 127 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 378-384 |
| Gen 10:9 | On Noah 128 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 378-384 |
| Gen 10:9 | Exposition of Psalm 118 8.43.3 · Ambrose | allusion, high confidence | ca. 386-397 |
| Gen 10:9 | Letters 9.4 · Paulinus of Nola | allusion, high confidence | ca. 394–413 |
| Gen 10:9 | Letters 38.9 · Paulinus of Nola | allusion, high confidence | ca. 394–413 |
| Gen 10:9 | City of God 16.4 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | 413–426 |
| Gen 10:9 | City of God 16.10 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | 413–426 |
| Gen 10:9 | Seven Books of History against the Pagans 2.6.7 · Orosius | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 417–418 |
Genesis 10:10
His kingdom began in Babylon, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gen 10:10 | To Autolycus 2.31 · Theophilus of Antioch | allusion, high confidence | ca. 180–185 |
| Gen 10:10 | Panarion (Adversus Haereses), Haer. 1-64 3.1.2 · Epiphanius of Salamis | allusion, high confidence | 374-377 |
| Gen 10:10 | On Noah 128 · Ambrose | allusion, high confidence | ca. 378-384 |
| Gen 10:10 | City of God 16.4 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | 413–426 |
Genesis 10:11
From that land he went forth into Assyria, where he built Nineveh, Rehoboth-Ir, Calah,
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gen 10:11 | To Autolycus 2.31 · Theophilus of Antioch | allusion, high confidence | ca. 180–185 |
| Gen 10:11 | Letter 46.2 · Jerome | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 370–419 |
Genesis 10:13
Mizraim was the father of the Ludites, the Anamites, the Lehabites, the Naphtuhites,
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gen 10:13 | To Autolycus 2.31 · Theophilus of Antioch | allusion, high confidence | ca. 180–185 |
| Gen 10:13–14 | City of God 16.3 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | 413–426 |
Genesis 10:15
And Canaan was the father of Sidon his firstborn, and of the Hittites,
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gen 10:15 | Ancoratus 114.6 · Epiphanius of Salamis | allusion, high confidence | 374 |
| Gen 10:15 | On Noah 105 · Ambrose | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 378-384 |
| Gen 10:15 | On the Blessings of the Patriarchs 29 · Ambrose | allusion, high confidence | ca. 387-392 |
Genesis 10:16
the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites,
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gen 10:16 | Ancoratus 114.6 · Epiphanius of Salamis | allusion, high confidence | 374 |
Genesis 10:17
the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites,
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gen 10:17 | Panarion (Adversus Haereses), Haer. 1-64 62.7.4 · Epiphanius of Salamis | allusion, low confidence | 374-377 |
Genesis 10:20
These are the sons of Ham according to their clans, languages, lands, and nations.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gen 10:20 | On Christian Doctrine 3.36 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | Books 1–3 ca. 396–397; completed 426–427 |
| Gen 10:20 | City of God 16.3 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | 413–426 |
Genesis 10:21
And sons were also born to Shem, the older brother of Japheth; Shem was the forefather of all the sons of Eber.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gen 10:21 | Preparation for the Gospel 7.6.2 · Eusebius of Caesarea | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 313–324 |
| Gen 10:21 | Book of Heresies 105.3 · Philastrius of Brescia | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 380s |
| Gen 10:21 | City of God 16.3 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | 413–426 |
| Gen 10:21 | City of God 18.39 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, medium confidence | 413–426 |
| Gen 10:21 | Retractations 2.16 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, medium confidence | 426-427 |
Genesis 10:22
The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gen 10:22 | Panarion (Adversus Haereses), Haer. 1-64 39.8.5 · Epiphanius of Salamis | allusion, medium confidence | 374-377 |
| Gen 10:22–24 | City of God 16.3 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | 413–426 |
| Gen 10:22 | City of God 16.11 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | 413–426 |
Genesis 10:25
Two sons were born to Eber: One was named Peleg, because in his days the earth was divided, and his brother was named Joktan.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gen 10:25 | Fragment 9 · Julius Africanus | allusion, high confidence | after 221 |
| Gen 10:25 | City of God 16.3 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | 413–426 |
| Gen 10:25 | City of God 16.10 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | 413–426 |
| Gen 10:25–29 | City of God 16.11 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | 413–426 |
| Gen 10:25 | Part 1, chapter 10 · Quodvultdeus of Carthage | allusion, high confidence | ca. 445-450 |
Genesis 10:31
These are the sons of Shem, according to their clans, languages, lands, and nations.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gen 10:31 | Ancoratus 113.1 · Epiphanius of Salamis | allusion, high confidence | 374 |
| Gen 10:31–11:1 | On Christian Doctrine 3.36 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | Books 1–3 ca. 396–397; completed 426–427 |
| Gen 10:31–32 | City of God 16.3 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | 413–426 |
| Gen 10:31 | City of God 16.15 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, medium confidence | 413–426 |
Genesis 10:32
All these are the clans of Noah’s sons, according to their generations and nations. From these the nations of the earth spread out after the flood.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gen 10:32 | To Autolycus 2.32 · Theophilus of Antioch | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 180–185 |
| Gen 10:32 | Miscellanies 1.21.142 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Gen 10:32 | Panarion (Adversus Haereses), Haer. 1-64 2.1.8 · Epiphanius of Salamis | allusion, medium confidence | 374-377 |