Genesis 10
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v1
Now this is the history of the generations of the sons of Noah and of Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Sons were born to them after the flood.
v2
The sons of Japheth were: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
v3
The sons of Gomer were: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.
v4
The sons of Javan were: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
v5
Of these were the islands of the nations divided in their lands, everyone after his language, after their families, in their nations.
v6
The sons of Ham were: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
v7
The sons of Cush were: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah were: Sheba and Dedan.
v8
Cush became the father of Nimrod. He began to be a mighty one in the earth.
v9
He was a mighty hunter before Yahweh. Therefore it is said, โlike Nimrod, a mighty hunter before Yahwehโ.
v10
The beginning of his kingdom was Babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
v11
Out of that land he went into Assyria, and built Nineveh, Rehoboth Ir, Calah,
v12
and Resen between Nineveh and the great city Calah.
v13
Mizraim became the father of Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim,
v14
Pathrusim, Casluhim (which the Philistines descended from), and Caphtorim.
v15
Canaan became the father of Sidon (his firstborn), Heth,
v16
the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites,
v17
the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites,
v18
the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. Afterward the families of the Canaanites were spread abroad.
v19
The border of the Canaanites was from Sidonโas you go toward Gerarโto Gazaโas you go toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiimโto Lasha.
v20
These are the sons of Ham, after their families, according to their languages, in their lands and their nations.
v21
Children were also born to Shem (the elder brother of Japheth), the father of all the children of Eber.
v22
The sons of Shem were: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram.
v23
The sons of Aram were: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.
v24
Arpachshad became the father of Shelah. Shelah became the father of Eber.
v25
To Eber were born two sons. The name of the one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided. His brotherโs name was Joktan.
v26
Joktan became the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
v27
Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,
v28
Obal, Abimael, Sheba,
v29
Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.
v30
Their dwelling extended from Mesha, as you go toward Sephar, the mountain of the east.
v31
These are the sons of Shem, by their families, according to their languages, lands, and nations.
v32
These are the families of the sons of Noah, by their generations, according to their nations. The nations divided from these in the earth after the flood.