Genesis 10

Noah’s descendants

1These are the descendants of Noah’s sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth, to whom children were born after the flood. 2Japheth’s sons: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras. 3Gomer’s sons: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah. 4Javan’s sons: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.#10.4 LXX, Sam, 1 Chron 1:7; MT Dodanim 5From these the island-nations were divided into their own countries, each according to their languages and their clans within their nations.

6Ham’s sons: Cush, Egypt, Put, and Canaan. 7Cush’s sons: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. Raamah’s sons: Sheba and Dedan. 8Cush fathered Nimrod, the first great warrior on earth. 9The LORD saw him as a great hunter, and so it is said, “Like Nimrod, whom the LORD saw as a great hunter.” 10The most important cities in his kingdom were Babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh in the land of Shinar. 11Asshur left that land and built Nineveh, Rehoboth City, Calah, 12and Resen, the great city between Nineveh and Calah. 13Egypt fathered Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim, 14Pathrusim, Casluhim, and Caphtorim,#10.14 Or Casluhim, from which the Philistines set out, and Caphtorim from which the Philistines came.

15Canaan fathered Sidon his oldest son, and Heth, 16the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites, 17the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites, 18the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. After this the Canaanite clans were dispersed. 19The Canaanite boundary extends from Sidon by way of Gerar to Gaza and by way of Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim to Lasha. 20These are Ham’s sons according to their clans, their languages, their lands, and their nations.

21Children were also born to Shem the father of all Eber’s children and Japheth’s older brother.

22Shem’s sons: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram. 23Aram’s sons: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash. 24Arpachshad fathered Shelah, and Shelah fathered Eber. 25To Eber were born two sons: The first was named Peleg,#10.25 Or separation because during his lifetime the earth was divided. His brother’s name was Joktan. 26Joktan fathered Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, 27Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, 28Obal, Abimael, Sheba, 29Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All of these were Joktan’s sons. 30Their settlements extended from Mesha by way of Sephar, the eastern mountains. 31These are Shem’s sons according to their clans, their languages, their lands, and their nations.

32These are the clans of Noah’s sons according to their generations and their nations. From them the earth’s nations branched out after the flood.

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Genesis 10

The Table of Nations

1Now these are the generations # Ge 2:4 of Shem, Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah. And sons were born to them after the flood.

The Japhethites

1Ch 1:5–7

2The sons of Japheth were

Gomer, Magog, # Eze 38:2, 6; Rev 20:8 Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras. # 1Ch 1:5–7

3The sons of Gomer were

Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.

4The sons of Javan were

Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites, and the Rodanites. # Nu 24:24; Isa 23:1 5From these the coastlands of the nations were divided # 10:5 Or separated themselves. into their lands, everyone according to his tongue, according to their families, by their nations.

The Hamites

1Ch 1:8–16

6The sons of Ham were

Cush, Egypt, Put, and Canaan.

7The sons of Cush were

Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteka;

and the sons of Raamah were

Sheba and Dedan. # Eze 27:15, 22

8Cush was the father of Nimrod. He became a mighty one on the earth. 9He was a mighty hunter before the Lord. Therefore it is said, “Even like Nimrod the mighty hunter before the Lord.” 10The beginning of his kingdom was Babel, # 10:10 Or Babylon. Uruk, Akkad, and Kalneh in the land of Shinar. # Ge 11:2, 9 11From that land he went to Assyria # Ps 83:8; Mic 5:6 and built Nineveh, the city Rehoboth Ir, and Calah, 12and Resen between Nineveh and Calah (that is the principal city).

13Egypt was the father of

the Ludites, Anamites, Lehabites, Naphtuhites, # 1Ch 1:11–12 14Pathrusites, Kasluhites (from whom came the Philistines), and Caphtorites. # Dt 2:23; Jer 47:4

15Canaan was the father of

Sidon his firstborn and Heth, # Ge 15:18–21; 1Ch 1:13 16and the Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashites, 17Hivites, Arkites, Sinites, 18Arvadites, Zemarites, and the Hamathites.

Later the families of the Canaanites spread abroad. 19The border of the Canaanites was from Sidon toward Gerar to Gaza, and then to Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, Zeboyim, as far as Lasha. # Ge 14:2

20These are the sons of Ham, according to their families, according to their languages, in their lands and in their nations.

The Semites

Ge 11:10–27; 1Ch 1:17–27

21To Shem, who was the father of all the sons of Eber, # Nu 24:24 whose older brother was Japheth, # 10:21 Or the older brother of Japheth. were sons born also.

22The sons of Shem were

Elam, Ashur, Arphaxad, Lud, # Isa 66:19 and Aram.

23The sons of Aram were

Uz, # Job 1:1; Jer 25:20 Hul, Gether, and Meshech.

24Arphaxad was the father of Shelah,

and Shelah was the father of Eber.

25To Eber were born two sons.

The name of one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided; his brother’s name was Joktan. # 1Ch 1:19

26Joktan was the father of

Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, 27Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, 28Obal, Abimael, Sheba, 29Ophir, # 1Ki 9:28 Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.

30Their dwelling place was from Mesha all the way to Sephar, the hill country of the east.

31These are the sons of Shem, by their families and their language, in their lands and their nations.

32These are the families of the sons of Noah, according to their generations, in their nations. # Ge 9:19; 10:1 From these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood.

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