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Kebra Negast — Glory of the Kings — 12. Concerning Kena'an

Work ID: 6a9dd00903118fd94305d991 · Chapter ID: 6a9dd00ad6d8354bd6ff0ad5 · Canonical title: Kebra Negast — Glory of the Kings

Section 12

Now, it was Kena'an who rent the kingdom from the children of Shem, and he transgressed the oath which his father Noach had made them to swear. And the sons of Kena'an were seven mighty men, and he took seven mighty cities from the land of Shem, and set his sons over them; and likewise he also made his own portion double. And in later days Elohim took vengeance upon the sons of Kena'an, and made the sons of Shem to inherit their country. These are the nations whom they inherited: the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Jebusites, and Mosheh receiving the Table of the Torah from the hand of Elohim on Sinai the Girgasites; these are they whom Kena'an seized by force from the seed of Shem. For it was not right for him to invade [his] kingdom, and to falsify the oath, and because of this they ceased to be, and their memorial perished, through transgressing [Elohim’s] command, and worshipping idols, and bowing down to those who were not gods. And after the death of Shem Arphaxad reigned, and after the death of Arphaxad Kaynan 1 (Qeynan) reigned, and after the death of Kaynan Sala (Salah) reigned, and after him Eber reigned, and after him Palek (Peleg) reigned, and after him Rag aw (Reu) reigned, and after him S6roh.(Serug) reigned, and after him Nakhor (Nahor) reigned, and after him Tara (Terah) reigned. And these are they who made magical images, and they went to the tombs of their fathers and made an image (or, picture) of gold, and silver, and brass, and a Adversary used to hold converse with them out of each of the images of their fathers, and say to them, “ O my son So-and-so, offer up to me as a sacrifice the son whom you lovest.” And they slaughtered their sons and their daughters to the devils, and they poured out innocent blood to filthy devils.

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