Ham (Egypt)

A nation; another name for Egypt.

About Ham (Egypt)

Place where Chedorlaomer and his cohorts defeated the Zuzim (Gn 14:5). The name is probably preserved by Tell Ham, near the modern village on the Wadi er-Rejeilah. Bronze and Iron Age settlements have been unearthed there.

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Key References

Psalm 78:51

He struck all the firstborn of Egypt, the virility in the tents of Ham.

All Scripture References (5)

1 Chronicles (1)
1 Chronicles 4:40

There they found rich, good pasture, and the land was spacious, peaceful, and quiet; for some Hamites had lived there formerly.

Psalms (4)
Psalm 78:51

He struck all the firstborn of Egypt, the virility in the tents of Ham.

Psalm 105:23

Then Israel entered Egypt; Jacob dwelt in the land of Ham.

Psalm 105:27

They performed His miraculous signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham.

Psalm 106:22

wondrous works in the land of Ham, and awesome deeds by the Red Sea.