Anamim

Anamim (Hebrew: עֲנָמִים‎ ‘Ănāmîm) is, according to the Bible, either a son of Ham's son Mizraim or the name of a people descending from him. Biblical scholar Donald E. Gowan describes their identity as "completely unknown."[1]

The name should perhaps be attached to a people in northern Africa, probably in the surrounding area of Egypt. A text from Assyria, dating from the time of Sargon II, apparently calls the Egyptians "Anami".

References

  1. ↑ Donald E. Gowan (1988). From Eden to Babel: A Commentary on the Book of Genesis 1-11. W.B. Eerdmans Publishing Company. p. 112. ISBN 978-0-8028-0337-5.
  • Levi, Gerson B. (2002) [c. 1916]. "Anamim". In Isidore Singer and Cyrus Adler. Jewish Encyclopedia. LCCN 16014703. OCLC 4743907.
  • Fausset, Andrew R. (1949). "Anamim". Fausset Bible Dictionary.


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