The verse belongs to a genealogical record that names the descendants of Canaan. The long lists of names in its chapter preserve the origin and distribution of races and thereby supply material for the study of ethnology. It illustrates that many verses in the Bible consist mainly of names rather than promises. As part of the first chapter it is inspired Scripture no less inspired than Psalm 23, and its place in the Bible is needed even when its purpose or use for instruction is not immediately clear.
The verse belongs to a genealogical record that names the descendants of Canaan. The long lists of names in its chapter preserve the origin and distribution of races and thereby supply material for the study of ethnology. It illustrates that many verses in the Bible consist mainly of names rather than promises. As part of the first chapter it is inspired Scripture no less inspired than Psalm 23, and its place in the Bible is needed even when its purpose or use for instruction is not immediately clear.