Person
Mizraim
Mentioned in 4 verses across 2 books, first in Genesis 10:6. The verses below are the ones linked to this person (the Theographic dataset, with our sourced corrections).
In the Bible
All 4 verses, in Bible order. Text from the Berean Standard Bible; verse numbers follow the KJV.
Genesis
- Genesis 10:6
The sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
- Genesis 10:13
Mizraim was the father of the Ludites, the Anamites, the Lehabites, the Naphtuhites,
1 Chronicles
- 1 Chronicles 1:8
The sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
- 1 Chronicles 1:11
Mizraim was the father of the Ludites, the Anamites, the Lehabites, the Naphtuhites,
Dictionary
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), as attached to this record by Theographic. The entry is for the name and can describe more than one person who bore it. Easton wrote in 1897, and some of his views are now debated.
Read Easton’s entry
The dual form of matzor, meaning a “mound” or “fortress,” the name of a people descended from Ham (Gen. 10:6, 13; 1 Chr. 1:8, 11). It was the name generally given by the Hebrews to the land of Egypt (q.v.), and may denote the two Egypts, the Upper and the Lower. The modern Arabic name for Egypt is Muzr.