Anamim Explained

Anamim (‘Ănāmīm) 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 North Africa, probably in the surrounding area of Egypt. Medieval biblical exegete, Saadia Gaon, identified the Anamim with the indigenous people of Alexandria, in Egypt.^[2]

See also

• Generations of Noah

References

Bibliography

• Encyclopedia: Gerson B. . Levi . Anamim . . . c. 1916 . 2002 . 4743907 . 16014703.
• Encyclopedia: Andrew R. . Fausset . Andrew Robert Fausset . Anamim . Fausset Bible Dictionary . 1949.

Notes and References

1. Book: Donald E. Gowan. From Eden to Babel: A Commentary on the Book of Genesis 1-11. 1988. W.B. Eerdmans Publishing Company. 978-0-8028-0337-5. 112.
2. Book: Saadia Gaon. Saadia Gaon. Rabbi Saadia Gaon's Commentaries on the Pentateuch. Yosef Qafih. 4. 1984. Mossad Harav Kook. 33 (note 33) . Jerusalem. he. 232667032.