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 journeyed on and arrived in Laish. They noticed that the people there were living securely, like the Sidonians do, undisturbed and unsuspecting. No conqueror was troubling them in any way. They lived far from the Sidonians and had no dealings with anyone.
Ham
Genesis 9:22
Ham, the father of Canaan, saw his father's nakedness and told his two brothers who were outside.
Genesis 10:6
The sons of Ham were Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
Psalm 78:51
He struck down all the firstborn in Egypt, the firstfruits of their reproductive power in the tents of Ham.
Psalm 105:23
Israel moved to Egypt; Jacob lived for a time in the land of Ham.