Egypt is recognized as the “land of Ham” in the Bible. Ps. 78:51; 105:23; 106:22. The other settlements of the sons of Ham are discussed under their respective names. The three most illustrious Hamite nations—the Cushites, the Phœnicians, and the Egyptians—were greatly mixed with foreign peoples. Their architecture has a solid grandeur that we look for in vain elsewhere. 2. According to the present text, Gen. 14:5, Chedorlaomer and his allies smote the Zuzim in a place called Ham, probably in the