Genesis 10: Superhero Monopoly Saga

Genesis 10: Superhero Monopoly Saga

November 29

Genesis 10:1-11 in Monopoly Speak:

"Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah: Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and unto them were sons born after the flood. The sons of Japheth, the savvy investor, Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras. And the sons of Gomer; Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah, were well positioned with houses on Indiana and Illinois Avenue.

And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, stood strong like a utility company, and then came Kittim, and Dodanim. By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.; for in thise days was the land divided like a split property portfolio.

And the sons of Ham passed Go and collected $200, along with Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan.

And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, were the swift railroads of the family line. and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtechah: and the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan: all these were the sons of Ham, like many properties on a Monopoly board.

And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty real estate developer. He was a mighty jail evader before the Lord: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty monopoly player before the Lord. And the beginning of his monopoly was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the area of Park Place in Shinar. Out of that choice land went forth Asshur, and builded hotels inNineveh, and the city Rehoboth, and Calah.

Genesis 10:12-22 in Monopoly Speak:

"Resen between Nineveh and Calah: the same is a great city, like a high-value property in the heart of the board. Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim, and Pathrusim, and Casluhim, out of whom came Philistim, and Caphtorim. Like a series of houses upgraded to hotels, so were these sons of Mizraim.

Canaan begat Sidon his firstborn, and Heth, like the founding of a real estate empire. And the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgasite, and the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite, and the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite: and afterward were the families of the Canaanites spread abroad. Their territories expanded like a player acquiring more and more properties on the board.

And the border of the Canaanites was from Sidon, as thou comest to Gerar, unto Gaza; as thou goest, unto Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboim, even unto Lasha. These are the sons of Ham, after their families, after their tongues, in their countries, and in their nations.

Unto Shem also, the elder brother of Japheth, children were born, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were children born. The children of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram, and the sons of Aram; Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash. Like a Monopoly player with a strategic plan, these were the descendants of Shem."

Genesis 10:23-32 in Monopoly Speak:

"And the sons of Aram; Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash. Like diverse properties across the board, each held their own value. And Arphaxad begat Salah; and Salah begat Eber. Two more turns in the family lineage, akin to passing 'Go' and collecting $200.

And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother's name was Joktan. Peleg and Joktan, like two utilities on opposite sides of the board, both crucial in their own right.

And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah, and Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah, and Obal, and Abimael, and Sheba, and Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these were the sons of Joktan. Like acquiring a series of properties, Joktan's lineage expanded across the board.

And their dwelling was from Mesha, as thou goest unto Sephar a mount of the east. These are the sons of Shem, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after their nations. Like different colored property sets, each had their own territory and significance.

These are the families of Noah, after their generations, in their nations: and by these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood. Like the final outcome of a Monopoly game, the lands and fortunes were distributed among the players."