Misraim's sons were Ludiem, Enemim, Labim, Nedim, Pethrosim, Chesloim, Cophthorim and Philestim. In consequence of the devastations of the Ethiopic war, we are acquainted with the names only of these if we except Philestim, previously mentioned, and Labim, who settled and gave his name to Lybia.

The Canaanites, called by the Greeks Phoenicians and Ethiopians, were the descendants of Canaan, the fourth son of Ham, and grandson of Noah; and inhabited the land of Canaan the country now called Judea. The border of the Canaanites was from Sidon, as thou comest from Gaza, unto Gagar; as thou goest unto Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboim, even unto Lasha. The sons of Canaan were Sidon, Heth, the Jebusite, the Amorite, the Girgashite, the Hivite and the Arkite, the Sinite, the Arvadite, the Zemarite, and the Hamathite. (Gen. x.)

The Sidonians built Sidon in the province of Phoenicia. The children of Heth built the city of Hebron, in the land of Canaan. Abraham was a mighty prince among them, and buried Sarah, his wife, in the field of the sons of Heth.(Gen. xxiii.)

Heshbon was a city of the Amorites.

Hamath and Ashina, built by the Hamathites, border on Tyre and Sidon.

Amathus settled in Amathine, which is even now called Amathe by the inhabitants; although the Macedonians. named it Ethiopia, from one of his posterity. Amathus is the name of a city on the island of Cyprus. Arudeus possessed the island of Libanus.

The Amalekites were the descendants of Amalek, of the family of Ham; they inhabited the southern part of Canaan, and were the first of the nations. - (Numbers, xxiv. 20.)

The Anakines were also the offspring of Ham, and were a powerful people; their cities were walled, and very great.

The men of Cuth made (or built,) Nergal. (2 Kings, xvii. 30.) Cushi came with tidings unto King David of the death of Absalom, his son from the army. xviii.) All the princes sent Jehudi, the son of Nathaniah, the son of Shelamiah, the son of Cushi.-(Jer. xxxvi.

(2 Sam.

14.) Cushi, the son of Jedediah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hizkiah. (Zephaniah i. 1.) The tents of Cushen. (Habakkuk iii. 7.)

And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, which shall be left from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathran, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar (or Chaldea,) and from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea. Then shall the Ethiopians, the despised, oppressed and outcast of Israel, be gathered together as one, from the four quarters of the earth, unto God. -(Is. xi. 11, 12.)

These were the descendants of Ham, who were denominated blacks by the Grecian historian. Their hair was frizzly or curly. (Herodotus, &c. &c.)

The Phoenicians -the Canaanites of sacred history were among the most early civilized nations of the earth. We, the Christian and civilized people of the present day, are indebted to them for our knowledge of navigation. The fragments of Sanchoniatho are the most ancient monuments of writing, after the books of Moses. Greece was indebted to the Phoenicians and Egyptians for the first principles of civilization—the founders of that kingdom being the ancient Phoenicians.

THE GENERATIONS OF JAPHET.

JAPHET had seven sons. Their settlements began at the mountains of Taurus and Amanus; they extended them in Asia as far as the river Tanais, and in Europe to Cadiz. Settling themselves upon the land which was previously unoccupied, they founded nations called by their own names; for Gomer founded those whom the Greeks now call Galatians, (Gauls,) but were then called Gomerites.

Magog founded those, that from him, were called Magogites but by the Greeks, Scythians.

Madai founded the Medeans, who are called Medes by the Greeks, and from Javan, Jouia.

Thobel founded the Thobelites, who are now called Iberas.

Mosoch founded the Mosachem; now they are called Cappadocians.

The three sons of Gomer were Aschanaz, Riphath, and Thrugramma.

Aschanaz founded the Aschanasians, who are now called, by the Greeks Rheginians.

Rephath founded the Ripheans, now called Paphlagonians.

Thrugramma founded the Thrugrammeans, who, as the Greeks resolved, were named Phrygians.

The three sons of Javan were Elisa, Tharsus, and Cethimus.

Elisa gave name to the Elisians, who were his subjects; they are now the Eolians.

The Cilicians were anciently called Tharsians, from Tharsus; their metropolis also is Tarsus.

Cethimus possessed the island of Cethima; it is now called Cyprus.

These were the generations of Japhet, after their families and tongues, in their countries and nations; who were also denominated colored people by the Grecian historian.

THE BLESSING AND GENERATIONS OF ABRAHAM,

NAHOR, (Gen. xi. 23,) or Nachor, (Josh. xxiv. 2,) was the name of Abraham's grandfather, and also the name of one of Abraham's brothers, (Gen. xi. 26,) who married Milcah, the daughter of Haran, (Gen. xi. 19.) He lived at Haren, which is thence called the city of Nahor, (Gen. xxiv. 10.)

Abram was the son of Terah; and Sarai, Abram's wife, his daughter-in-law. Abram was born in Chaldea, in the city of Ur, (Gen. xi. 31,) but forsook the place of his birth and connections, to settle in Canaan. And the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed I have given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river Euphrates. And the Lord said unto him, I am the Lord, that brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give thee this land to inherit it. And Abram and family went down into Egypt, to sojourn

during a greivous famine in Canaan; but returned and dwelt in the land of Canaan. Now Sarai, Abram's wife, was harren; and she gave her handmaid, an Egyptian or Ethiopian, named Hagar, to Abram to wife. And of Hagar, Ishmael was born to Abram, when he was eightysix years old.-(Gen. xvi., xvii.)

And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the Lord appeared unto Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God: walk before me, and be thou perfect. And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly. And Abram fell on his face before the Lord, and God talked with him, saying, As for me, behold my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be the father of many nations. Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham for a father of many nations have I made thee. And I will make thee exceedingly fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee. And I will establish my covenant between me and thee, and thy seed after thee in their generations, for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.

And Abraham said unto God, O that Ishmael might live before thee! And God said, As for Ishmael, I have heard thee. Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.(Gen. xvii. 20: xxv. 16.) Abraham's circumcision of every male child, at "eight days old, was established as a token of the covenant between him and God. And Abraham was ninety years old and nine when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin. And Ishmael, his son, was thirteen years old, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin. In the self same day was Abraham circumcised, and Ishmael his son. (Gen. xvii. 26.)

And Ishmael dwelt in the wilderness of Paran; and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.(Gen. xxi. 21.

And these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, the son of Abraham: - Nebajoth, Kedar, and Abdeel; and Mibsam, Misnona, and Dumah; Massa, Hadar, and Te

mah; and Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah-twelve princes, towns and castles, according to their nations. And they dwelt from Havilah unto Shur, that is before Egypt, as thou goest toward Assyria.-(Gen. xxv.)

Ishmael peopled Arabia, and a part of Asia. Moors were his descendants.

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And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai, thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall be her name; and I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people shall be of her.-(Gen. xvii.)

Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son in his old age; at the set time of which God had spoken unto him: and Abraham called his name Isaac; and circumcised him when he was eight days old, as God had commanded him: and Abraham was a hundred years old when Isaac was born. And there was a famine in the land, beside the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went to Gerer; and the Lord appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of; sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father; and I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and I will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed. (Gen. xx, xxvi.)

Isaac had now arrived at mature age, and Abraham called one of his servants, probably Eliezer, (Gen. xv. 2,) and made him swear that he would obtain a wife for. Isaac; not among the Canaanites, (where they then dwelt, and who were to be cut off, according to the revealed purpose of God,) but in Abraham's native country, and from among his own kindred. This enterprise terminated successfully, and every desire of the patriarch respecting Isaac's marriage was answered.

ABRAHAM removed his tent to Egypt; and having become very rich in servants, men and women, cattle, silver and gold, he returned from Egypt to Canaan. Lot, his nephew, had been with him, and shared his prosperity;