Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And they found fat pasture and good, and the land was wide, and quiet, and peaceable; for they of Ham had dwelt there of old.
The land
Bible References
The land
Judges 18:7
So the five men left and went to Laish, and observed the people who were living there carefree, as Sidonians tend to do, in peace and quiet. There was no ruler in the land oppressing them for any reason. They were living far away from the Sidonians, and had no dealings with anyone.
Ham
Genesis 9:22
Ham, who fathered Canaan, saw his father's genitals and told his two brothers outside.
Genesis 10:6
Ham's descendants included Cush, Egypt, Put, and Canaan.
Psalm 78:51
He struck every firstborn in Egypt, the first fruits of their manhood in the tents of Ham.
Psalm 105:23
Then Israel came to Egypt; indeed, Jacob lived in the land of Ham.