Genesis 10

1 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.

2 The sons of Japheth were: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras. 3The sons of Gomer were: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah. 4The sons of Javan were: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim. 5Of these were the islands of the nations divided in their lands, everyone after his language, after their families, in their nations.

6 The sons of Ham were: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan. 7The sons of Cush were: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah were: Sheba and Dedan. 8Cush became the father of Nimrod. He began to be a mighty one in the earth. 9He was a mighty hunter before the LORD. Therefore it is said, “like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before the LORD”. 10The beginning of his kingdom was Babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar. 11Out of that land he went into Assyria, and built Nineveh, Rehoboth Ir, Calah, 12and Resen between Nineveh and the great city Calah. 13Mizraim became the father of Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim, 14Pathrusim, Casluhim (which the Philistines descended from), and Caphtorim.

15 Canaan became the father of Sidon (his firstborn), Heth, 16the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites, 17the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites, 18the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. Afterward the families of the Canaanites were spread abroad. 19The border of the Canaanites was from Sidon—as you go towards Gerar—to Gaza—as you go towards Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim—to Lasha. 20These are the sons of Ham, after their families, according to their languages, in their lands and their nations.

21 Children were also born to Shem (the elder brother of Japheth), the father of all the children of Eber. 22The sons of Shem were: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram. 23The sons of Aram were: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash. 24Arpachshad became the father of Shelah. Shelah became the father of Eber. 25To 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. 26Joktan became the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, 27Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, 28Obal, Abimael, Sheba, 29Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan. 30Their dwelling extended from Mesha, as you go towards Sephar, the mountain of the east. 31These are the sons of Shem, by their families, according to their languages, lands, and nations.

32 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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Genesis 10

CHAPTER 10

1These be the generations of the sons of Noah; Shem, Ham, and Japheth. And sons were born to them after the great flood.

2The sons of Japheth were Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.

3Forsooth the sons of Gomer were Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.

4Forsooth the sons of Javan were Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim;

5of these sons the isles of the heathen men were parted in their countries, each by his language, and meines, in his nations.

6Soothly the sons of Ham were Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan.

7Forsooth the sons of Cush were Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtechah. The sons of Raamah were Sheba, and Dedan.

8Forsooth Cush begat Nimrod; he began to be mighty in [the] earth,

9and he was a strong hunter, or oppressor, of men before the Lord; of him a proverb went out, As Nimrod, a strong hunter before the Lord.

10Soothly the beginning of his realm was Babylon, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.

11Asshur went out of that land, and builded Nineveh, and [the] streets of the city, and Calah,

12and Resen betwixt Nineveh and Calah; this is a great city.

13And soothly Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim,

14and Pathrusim, and Casluhim; of which the Philistines and Caphtorim came forth.

15Forsooth Canaan engendered Sidon, his first engendered son, Heth,

16and Jebusites, and Amorites, Girgashites,

17Hivites, and Arkites, Sinites,

18and Arvadites, Zemarites, and Hamathites; and [the] peoples of Canaanites were sown abroad by these men.

19And the terms of Canaan were made to men coming from Sidon to Gerar, till to Gaza, till thou enter into Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboiim, till to Lasha.

20These were the sons of Ham, in their kindreds, and languages, and generations, and lands, and folks.

21Also of Shem were born the fathers of all the sons of Eber, and Japheth was the more, or elder, brother of Shem [or Shem was the more or elder brother of Japheth].

22The sons of Shem were Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram.

23The sons of Aram were Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash.

24And soothly Arphaxad begat Salah, of whom Eber was born.

25And two sons were born to Eber, the name to the one son was Peleg, for the land was parted in his days; and the name of his brother was Joktan.

26And that Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, Jerah,

27and Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah,

28and Obal, and Abimael, Sheba,

29and Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab; all these were the sons of Joktan.

30And the habitation of them was made from Mesha, as men goeth till to Sephar, an hill of the east.

31These be the sons of Shem, by kindreds, and languages, and countries, in their folks.

32These be the meines of Noah, by their peoples, and nations; [the] folks [or Gentiles] in [the] earth were parted of these after the great flood.

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