Genesis 10
The descendants of Noah's three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth, are listed, along with their various offspring and the regions they inhabited. The sons of Japheth are Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras, while the sons of Ham are Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan. Cush's descendants include Nimrod, a powerful hunter, and the founders of various cities in the land of Shinar. The sons of Shem are Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram, and their descendants include the ancestors of the Hebrews. The chapter concludes by noting that the nations of the earth were divided according to these descendants after the great flood.
These are the generations of the sons of Noah: Shem, Ham, and Japheth, and of the sons who were born to them after the great floodThe sons of Japheth were Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and TirasAnd then the sons of Gomer were Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and TogarmahAnd the sons of Javan were Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and RodanimThe islands of the Gentiles were divided by these into their regions, each one according to his tongue, and their families in their nationsAnd the Sons of Ham were Cush, and Mizraim, and Put, and CanaanAnd the sons of Cush were Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah were Sheba and DadanAnd then Cush conceived Nimrod; he began to be powerful on the earthAnd he was an able hunter before the Lord. From this, a proverb came forth: ‘Just like Nimrod, an able hunter before the Lord.And so, the beginning of his kingdom was Babylon, and Erech, and Accad, and Chalanne, in the land of ShinarFrom that land, Assur came forth, and he built Nineveh, and the streets of the city, and Calahand also Resen, between Nineveh and Calah. This is a great cityAnd truly, Mizraim conceived Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, Naphtuhimand Pathrusim, and Casluhim, from whom came forth the Philistines and the CaphtorimThen Canaan conceived Sidon his firstborn, the Hittiteand the Jebusite, and the Amorite, the Girgashitethe Hivite, and the Arkite: the Siniteand the Arvadian, the Samarite, and the Hamathite. And after this, the peoples of the Canaanites became widespreadAnd the borders of Canaan went, as one travels, from Sidon to Gerar, even to Gaza, until one enters Sodom and Gomorrah, and from Admah and Zeboiim, even to LesaThese are the sons of Ham in their kindred, and tongues, and generations, and lands, and nationsLikewise, from Shem, the father of all the sons of Heber, the elder brother of Japheth, sons were bornThe sons of Shem were Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and AramThe sons of Aram were Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and MashBut truly, Arphaxad conceived Shelah, from whom was born EberAnd to Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg, for in his days the earth became divided, and his brother’s name was JoktanThis Joktan conceived Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, Jeraand Hadoram, and Uzal and Diklahand Obal and Abimael, Sheband Ophir, and Havilah and Jobab. All these were the sons of JoktanAnd their habitation extended from Messa, as one sojourns, even to Sephar, a mountain in the eastThese are the sons of Shem according to their kindred, and tongues, and the regions within their nationsThese are the families of Noah, according to their peoples and nations. The nations became divided according to these, on the earth after the great flood
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