Genesis 10:27Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers

I have been unable to discover the modern names of these thirteen nations. However, given their remote location, they are likely to either still use their original names or we simply do not know how their names have evolved. They governed the entire Indian territory known as Jeriah, starting from the river Kophen.

Ghadoram. According to Bochart, this refers to the Drimats, who dwell in Cape Khodoram along the Persian Gulf. Uzal. This term is still employed by the Arabian Jews to denote the city of Tzanaa, and was referenced by ancient sources as Auzara, named for the myrrh found in Auzara. Diklah. In Syriac, this name signifies palm or palm grove. Bochart identifies a location by this name in southern Arabia, indicating that the descendants of Diklah originated from there.