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Genesis 10
The Table of Nations
1 This is the account of Shem, Ham and Japheth, Noah's sons, who themselves had sons after the flood. The Japhethites
2 The sons (F46) of Japheth:
Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech and Tiras.
3 The sons of Gomer:
Ashkenaz, Riphath and Togarmah.
4 The sons of Javan: 5 (From these the maritime peoples spread out into their territories by their clans within their nations, each with its own language.) The Hamites 6 The sons of Ham: 7 The sons of Cush: 8 Cush was the father (F49) of Nimrod, who grew to be a mighty warrior on the earth. 9 He was a mighty hunter before the LORD ; that is why it is said, "Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before the LORD ." 10 The first centers of his kingdom were Babylon, Erech, Akkad and Calneh, in (F50) Shinar. (F51) 11 From that land he went to Assyria, where he built Nineveh, Rehoboth Ir, (F52) Calah 12 and Resen, which is between Nineveh and Calah; that is the great city. 13 Mizraim was the father of 14 Pathrusites, Casluhites (from whom the Philistines came) and Caphtorites. 15 Canaan was the father of 16 Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashites, 17 Hivites, Arkites, Sinites, 18 Arvadites, Zemarites and Hamathites. 19 and the borders of Canaan reached from Sidon toward Gerar as far as Gaza, and then toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha. 20 These are the sons of Ham by their clans and languages, in their territories and nations. The Semites 21 Sons were also born to Shem, whose older brother was (F54) Japheth; Shem was the ancestor of all the sons of Eber. 22 The sons of Shem: 23 The sons of Aram: 24 Arphaxad was the father of (F56) Shelah, 25 Two sons were born to Eber: 26 Joktan was the father of 27 Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, 28 Obal, Abimael, Sheba, 29 Ophir, Havilah and Jobab. All these were sons of Joktan. 30 The region where they lived stretched from Mesha toward Sephar, in the eastern hill country. 31 These are the sons of Shem by their clans and languages, in their territories and nations. 32 These are the clans of Noah's sons, according to their lines of descent, within their nations. From these the nations spread out over the earth after the flood.
Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittim and the Rodanim. (F47)
Cush, Mizraim, (F48) Put and Canaan.
Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah and Sabteca.
The sons of Raamah:
Sheba and Dedan.
the Ludites, Anamites, Lehabites, Naphtuhites,
Sidon his firstborn, (F53) and of the Hittites,
Later the Canaanite clans scattered
Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud and Aram.
Uz, Hul, Gether and Meshech. (F55)
and Shelah the father of Eber.
One was named Peleg, because in his time the earth was divided; his brother was named Joktan.
Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
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