Interesting Facts

• The people of Lumbardi originated from the Almanim.
• The Almanim are identified as the children of Elishah.
• The Lumbardi conquered the land of Italia.
• The Lumbardi remained in Italia up to the time of the writing.
• The Almanim built cities between the mountains of Job and Shibathmo, suggesting a geographical origin for the Lumbardi before their migration to Italia.

Genealogy

• The Lumbardi are descendants of the Almanim.
• The Almanim are the children of Elishah.
• Elishah was a son of Javan.
• Javan was a son of Japheth.
• Japheth was one of the sons of Noah, born after the flood.

Historical Context

The narrative of the Lumbardi unfolds in the wake of the dispersion of peoples after the confusion of tongues at Babel. Following this seminal event, the descendants of Noah migrated to their allotted territories and began to establish new communities and cities. The lineage of Japheth, through his son Javan and grandson Elishah, settled in regions that would later see further migrations and conquests. The act of migration and the conquest of new lands appear as significant dynamics in this post-Babel world, as various families and their descendants sought to establish themselves. The story of the Lumbardi, originating from the Almanim and their subsequent conquest of Italia, exemplifies this era of population movement and the formation of distinct groups in new territories.

Narrative

The account of the Lumbardi is presented as a consequence of the activities of the Almanim, who were the children of Elishah, a son of Javan. After the scattering of nations, the Almanim established cities in a region located between the mountains of Job and Shibathmo. From this lineage of the Almanim emerged the people who became known as the Lumbardi. Their defining action within the provided text is their conquest of the land of Italia, where they subsequently remained for a significant period, up to the time of the composition of the text. This narrative highlights a further stage in the dispersal and settlement of Japhetic peoples, where one branch, having initially established itself, then migrated and exerted its power to take possession of a new territory. The text does not provide details of the conquest itself, but its mention signifies the establishment of a distinct group, the Lumbardi, in the land of Italia, tracing their origins back to the early post-Babel migrations and the lineage of Javan.