HE CAME UNTO HIS OWN

April 9, 2008

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WHEN DID ISRAEL COME TO BE?

NATIONS DIVIDED ACCORDING TO ISRAEL

Deuteronomy 32:8 When the most High divided to the nations their inheritance, when he separated the sons of Adam, he set the bounds of the people (of Adam) according to the number of the children of Israel.

SONS OF ADAM SEPARATED

Genesis 10:25 And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; … (after the tower of Babel)

I SEEMS THAT ISRAEL CAME TO BE IN SHEM

Genesis 9:26 And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Shem…(seed of Shem: Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob)

THERE WAS A TIME WHEN EARTH WAS DIVIDED

Genesis 10:5 … the Gentiles divided in their lands; every

one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.

(first occurrence of the word “nation”)


	When did the nation of Israel come into being? The word “nation” occurs the first time in Genesis 10:5 and the context is when the Gentiles were divided by tongue, family, and nation, which carries the idea of culture.
	Deuteronomy 32:8 tells us that when the sons of Adam were divided they were divided according to the number of the children of Israel. This gives us some idea when the nation of Israel came into being. It seems to be that it was at the time of the flood of after the earth was populated with the descendents of Ham, Shem, and Japheth.
	When were the sons of Adam divided? It was in the days of Peleg. Genesis 10:25. This happened after God separated man by languages to different areas of the earth. This happened in Genesis 11 at the tower of Babel.
	It was Shem that is associated with the God of Noah his father.