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Arvadites

People from Arvad(?)

The Arvadites were a Canaanite People from Canaan, son of Ham (Gen.10.18; 1Ch.1.16).

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Also known as Arvadite

The Arvadites were a Canaanite people group descended from Arvad, one of the sons of Canaan, who was a son of Ham and grandson of Noah. They are mentioned in the Table of Nations in Genesis 10 and 1Chronicles 1, which describe the spreading out of Noah's descendants after the flood. The Arvadites likely lived in the city of Arvad, an island city located off the coast of modern-day Syria. Arvad was known for its maritime trade and was a significant Phoenician port city.

Family

Father
Canaan

Where Arvadites appears

2 verses in 2 books · English text: BSB (change it from the menu at the top) · Strong’s H0721

Genesis1
1 Chronicles1

Names, family links and references: STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). Short descriptions were drafted with AI assistance by STEPBible. Family links follow STEPBible’s scholarly decisions where genealogies are ambiguous.