Genesis 10:1WEB
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.
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Genesis 10:1WEB
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.
Genesis 10:2WEB
The sons of Japheth were: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
Genesis 10:3WEB
The sons of Gomer were: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.
Genesis 10:4WEB
The sons of Javan were: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
Genesis 10:5WEB
Of these were the islands of the nations divided in their lands, everyone after his language, after their families, in their nations.
Genesis 10:6WEB
The sons of Ham were: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
Genesis 10:7WEB
The sons of Cush were: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah were: Sheba and Dedan.
Genesis 10:8WEB
Cush became the father of Nimrod. He began to be a mighty one in the earth.
Genesis 10:9WEB
He was a mighty hunter before Yahweh. Therefore it is said, “like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before Yahweh”.
“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”
Genesis 10:10WEB
The beginning of his kingdom was Babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
Genesis 10:11WEB
Out of that land he went into Assyria, and built Nineveh, Rehoboth Ir, Calah,
Genesis 10:12WEB
and Resen between Nineveh and the great city Calah.
Genesis 10:13WEB
Mizraim became the father of Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim,
Genesis 10:14WEB
Pathrusim, Casluhim (which the Philistines descended from), and Caphtorim.
Genesis 10:15WEB
Canaan became the father of Sidon (his firstborn), Heth,
Genesis 10:16WEB
the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites,
Genesis 10:17WEB
the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites,
Genesis 10:18WEB
the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. Afterward the families of the Canaanites were spread abroad.
Genesis 10:19WEB
The border of the Canaanites was from Sidon—as you go toward Gerar—to Gaza—as you go toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim—to Lasha.
Genesis 10:20WEB
These are the sons of Ham, after their families, according to their languages, in their lands and their nations.
Genesis 10:21WEB
Children were also born to Shem (the elder brother of Japheth), the father of all the children of Eber.
Genesis 10:22WEB
The sons of Shem were: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram.
Genesis 10:23WEB
The sons of Aram were: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.
Genesis 10:24WEB
Arpachshad became the father of Shelah. Shelah became the father of Eber.
Genesis 10:25WEB
To Eber were born two sons. The name of the one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided. His brother’s name was Joktan.
Genesis 10:26WEB
Joktan became the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
Genesis 10:27WEB
Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,
Genesis 10:28WEB
Obal, Abimael, Sheba,
Genesis 10:29WEB
Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.
Genesis 10:30WEB
Their dwelling extended from Mesha, as you go toward Sephar, the mountain of the east.
Genesis 10:31WEB
These are the sons of Shem, by their families, according to their languages, lands, and nations.
Genesis 10:32WEB
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.
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