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November, 1900. THE CHRISTIAN HELPER. 57 comparison with the account of Moses, we see light indeed. But it is not upon the above accounts of the ten antediluvian patriarchs that we would dwell; for we are satisfied that all who carefully read will be convinced of the Adamic origin of all nations, but it is rather the later accounts by which we find that the world is peopled by the descendants of Shem, Ham and Japheth, the sons of Noah. The purpose is mainly to show the Semetic and Hebrew ancestry of the Anglo-Saxon race, by laying down a firm foundation upon which we may build.

We have already called attention to the peculiar blessings pronounced upon the heads of Noah's sons by their father, and have there asked that the question be investigated. The sons of Shem as recorded in the history of Moses were Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram. The sons of Ham were Cush, Mizraim, Phut and Canaan; of Japheth, Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech and Tiras. The historians seem to be in confusion about all of these, but we will attempt to bring some order out of choas, along the line of the Hebrews at least. Men seemed early to be observers of the heavenly bodies and there has been a record of eclipses left which were recorded at Babylon, the first of these belonging to the year 2242 B.

C. being a lunar eclipse at the winter solstice. But we have 10 secular history at that time, and it is possible that this eclipse belongs eighteen years later, or to the year that Sumu-abi became king of Babylon 2242 B. C. The earliest secular history upon which we can depend is that of Egypt which can be put no further back than 2242 B.

C. or one hundred years after the flood. One Menes, the Thinite is recorded as being the first king of Memphis who reigned 62 years. He is the Mizraim of the ancients to have overthrown Moses who settled Egypt and the worship of the gods. Rather was the son of Ham.

There he set up the worship of the true has been much speculation upon God, and set up the Great Pyrathe length of time occupied by mid of Gizeh as a monument to all Egyptian history, but upon a people. The date the Great Pyracomparison of all the data, the mid calls for by its own astronomidate cannot be forced any further cal construction is 2170 B. C. In it back than this. This is the be- we have a solemn witness of ginning of what is called the the glorious plan of redemption first Egyptian Dynasty.

For by which men may know they will further light upon the various be "raised, though they be dead." dynasties of Egypt we refer the by the strong grasp of the Lion reader to Rawlinson's Egpyt of Juda's tribe. The modern studied in connection with the mysteries of Free-masonry date publications of the British back to this time also, although Chronological Society. the end for which the legend of Chaldean history begins some the widow's son calls, has long fourteen years later with a Hami- ago been made sure by the restic civilization, Nimrod being the urrection of Jesus from the dead. first ruler of Babylon. During In this period also we place the seven years from the build- beginnings of the Persians the ing of Babylon to the confusion under Kalumarath; the founding of tongues, we find that the race, Sicyon by Aegialeus; the of although dispersed through the of Nineveh and start building alluvial plains of the Euphrates of the first Assyrian monarchy and Nile, had attempted, fearing under Or Asshur son of Ninus Shem.

a repetition of the flood, and unmindful of God's The best we can glean from being covenant with Noah, to build the traditions and histories is a mighty tower in which they that during the dispersion the could take refuge. On this ac- earth was peopled, and whole count they were the more widely that the scattering and building scattered all the of nations occupied a period of going over world, and to this years, or the whole of we even day find 011 all continents 110111- Peleg's lifetime, in whose days, ments of their work. says Moses, the earth was divided. From all that we can gather this Noah seems to have led some division was two fold- a division of the exiles to the east. Leav- of nation from nation and a divising the priesthood to Shem, he ion of the land occasioned by a is found as Fohi first king of the mighty earthquake.

The anChinese and his epoch called by cients of tell us a great island them the Hia. The date of the beyond the pillars of Hercules beginning of Chinese history (opposite Gibraltar), and have cannot be put back farther than traditions of a people who lived 2200 B. C. the beyond setting sun. This At about this period the Indian island was called Atlantis, and "Cali Yug" begins, some of the was undoubtedly composed of peoples penetrating the jungles the land in what is now called and building their cities, which the Western Hemisphere--the were afterwards subjugated by Americas, which were then conanother race coming upon them nected with the British Isles by as we shall see.

a sort of a plateau covering what Shem in the meantime goes to is now termed the North AtlanEgypt and becomes the famous tic Ocean. The people, dispersShafea or Cheops, who is said by ing from Babel would naturally.