The 70 Nations
The Bibles setting consists of seventy nations that are detailed in the tenth chapter of the book of Genesis. This chapter chronicles the descendants of Noah which became the nations in and surrounding the Near East.
Here is an excerpt from one of our favorite resources here and Critical Thinking Aloud about these nations as the setting to the Bible.
“The text only seeks to account for the groups the Israelites were aware of and does not hint at a world beyond the ancient Near East. In other words, the author has not attempted to provide a comprehensive list of all people(s) descended from the sons of Noah. Instead, he has addressed how all the known people and nations of his day are related to the sons of Noah.”
The NIV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible: Notes on Genesis 10:2-29 pg 24
The Table of Nations
Here is a map to help you out: Taken from the NIV Cultural Background Study Bible Pg 28
The Bibles Setting
The Biblical narrative takes place in the ancient Near East. People in other places in the world are important but Gods story of the redemption of humanity centers around one nation in the setting of their land and the area surrounding it.
All people are important to God and everyone is apart of a greater story that is being told. In the same way any other great story is contain with in a particular setting, the biblical narrative never leaves the scope of the ancient Near East.
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