In last week’s post, Genesis 10: The Most Influential Family Tree of All Time, we followed the genealogies of a fair amount of the world’s origin. By the end of that article, some of the names mentioned in Ham’s descendants caught our attention with one man in particular named Nimrod. Today’s post will continue to set the stage for most of the Bible’s plot based on the family members we’re about to explore. I don’t think you’re going to want to miss this! Let’s see where this trail of Noah’s genealogy continues to lead.Ham’s family continued:“Mizraim fathered the people of Lud, Anam, Lehab, Naphtuh, Pathrus, Casluh (the Philistines came from them), and Caphtor.” (Genesis 10:13-14, bold added)Mizraim’s (also known as Egypt) sons:It would seem by most of them remaining in Egypt that this was originally a fairly close-knit family. I think it would be safe to say that many of…

Do you have a record of your family tree? Is it something that’s been passed down from each generation or did you research it on Ancestory.com? Genealogies are something  you either find boring or fascinating. Regardless of how you typically feel about these, I encourage you to put your imagination to use and join me on an exploration of the most influential family of the world. I think you’ll walk away more interested in names than you were before today. Why? Because you came from one of these family members. Your genealogy starts here.“These are the family records of Noah’s sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. They also had sons after the flood.” (Genesis 10:1)“Japheth’s sons: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras. Gomer’s sons: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah. And Javan’s sons: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim. From these descendants, the peoples of the coasts and islands spread out into their lands according to their clans…