Person
Mizraim
Son of Ham (Gen 10:6); the Hebrew name of Egypt. Ussher (Second Age §51, 2188 BC) and CFAH (Menes = Mizraim) date his colony in Egypt to 2188 BC; see the Egyptian-cities event.
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No tier 1-4 dates this record's birth; unsorted (null).
Description
Son of Ham (Gen 10:6); the Hebrew name of Egypt. Ussher (Second Age §51, 2188 BC) and CFAH (Menes = Mizraim) date his colony in Egypt to 2188 BC; see the Egyptian-cities event. Josephus (Antiquities I.6.2, Whiston): "all we who inhabit this country [of Judea] called Egypt Mestre, and the Egyptians Mestreans"
Scripture
Birth
| Chronology | Date as stated | Year (BC / AM) | Citation & note |
|---|---|---|---|
| CFAH | Not yet established | — | — pending CFAH reference. CFAH dates the Table-of-Nations framework (first territorial division AP-27, 2254 BC; final division AP-28, 2247 BC; Dispersion AP-2, 2192/2191 BC) but not this individual birth |
| Ussher-Jones | Not yet established | — | — Jones gives no birth year for Table-of-Nations names. |
| Ussher | Not yet established | — | — No birth year. Ussher Second Age §51 (1816d AM, 2188 BC) records Mizraim leading his colony into Egypt; see egyptian-cities-founded. |
| Jordan secondary | 1660 - ... Mitsrayim ben Ham ... Precision: conjectural |
AM 1660 | Jordan, "The Chronology of the Pentateuch (Part 3)," Biblical Chronology 6:5 (May 1994), §8 "The Table of Nations", table "An Hypothetical Chronology for the Table of Nations" (opens in a new tab) Jordan: "If we assume births every two years, and about 30 years between generations ... we can come up with an approximate series of dates" (hypothetical, not stated by Scripture). |
Events
Related
- Ham
- Ludim
- Anamim
- Lehabim
- Naphtuhim
- Pathrusim
- Casluhim
- Caphtorim
- Final Territorial Division of the Earth (birth of Peleg)
- Confusion of Tongues and Dispersion from Babel
- Egypt
- Egyptian state founded: first cities (Thinis, Nekheb) — Menes/Mizraim
- War of Unification; Memphis founded; Thoth brings writing into Egypt
Free sources
- The King James Version of the Bible (opens in a new tab) — Gen.10.6 ; Gen.10.13-Gen.10.14 ; 1Chr.1.8 ; 1Chr.1.11-1Chr.1.12 public-domain
- The Chronology of the Pentateuch (Part 3) (Biblical Chronology 6:5, May 1994) (opens in a new tab) — §8 "The Table of Nations" free-to-read
- The Antiquities of the Jews (opens in a new tab) — Book I, ch. 6, §2 public-domain
Copyrighted works (CFAH papers, F. N. Jones) are linked, not reproduced.