Bible Person
Meaning: tribulations · Male · 4 cross references
Mizraim is the ancestral name behind Egypt in the table of nations, not an individual narrative character in the usual sense. The name carries both genealogical and geopolitical significance across Scripture. First appears in Gen 10:6.1
AI summary: Mizraim matters because the cross references present Egypt's origins within the post-flood family map descending from Ham. Through the named descendant peoples, the entry helps explain how one of Israel's most important neighboring powers is situated in biblical memory. The name therefore functions as both ancestry and national identity. Taken together, the material presents Mizraim as the ancestral designation behind Egypt and its associated peoples.1
Central Figure
Mizraim
Meaning: tribulations
The dual form of matzor, meaning a “mound” or “fortress,” the name of a people descended from Ham (Gen.
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. 3
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, person metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.