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…

“The sons of Noah who went forth from the ark were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. (Ham was the father of Canaan.) These three were the sons of Noah, and from these the people of the whole earth were dispersed.Noah began to be a man of the soil, and he planted a vineyard*. He drank of the wine and became drunk and lay uncovered in his tent.” (Genesis 9:18-21 ESV, *Footnote reads: Noah, a man of the soil, was the first to plant a vineyard)Though wild vines existed before Noah, he was the first to plant a vineyard. Cultivated vines tend to produce more grapes on them, which in turn would yield a greater amount of wine. We don’t know if wine had been established before this moment or not. Did Noah know this drink would cause him to get drunk?  Whether he did or not, he became intoxicated and stripped naked within his tent.Last…