Genesis 10

Nations Descended from Noah

1These are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Sons were born to them after the flood.

2 # For ver. 1-5, see 1 Chr. 1:5-7; Ezek. 38:1-6 The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras. 3The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah. 4The sons of Javan: Elishah, #Ps. 72:10; Ezek. 38:13 Tarshish, #Num. 24:24; Isa. 23:1, 12; Dan. 11:30Kittim, and Dodanim. 5From these #Isa. 11:11; Jer. 2:10; 25:22; Ezek. 27:6; Zeph. 2:11the coastland peoples spread in their lands, each with his own language, by their clans, in their nations.

6 # For ver. 6-8, see 1 Chr. 1:8-10 The sons of Ham: Cush, Egypt, Put, and Canaan. 7The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan. 8Cush fathered Nimrod; he was the first on earth to be a mighty man.#10:8 Or he began to be a mighty man on 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 #ch. 11:9 Babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in #ch. 11:2the land of Shinar. 11From that land he went into Assyria and built Nineveh, Rehoboth-Ir, Calah, and 12Resen between Nineveh and Calah; that is the great city. 13#For ver. 13-18, see 1 Chr. 1:11-16Egypt fathered Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim, 14Pathrusim, Casluhim (from whom#10:14 Or from where the Philistines came), and #Deut. 2:23; Jer. 47:4; Amos 9:7Caphtorim.

15 # [ch. 15:18-21] Canaan fathered Sidon his firstborn and Heth, 16and the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites, 17the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites, 18the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. Afterward the clans of the Canaanites dispersed. 19And the territory of the Canaanites extended from Sidon in the direction of Gerar as far as Gaza, and in the direction of Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha. 20These are the sons of Ham, by their clans, their languages, their lands, and their nations.

21To Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the elder brother of Japheth, children were born. 22The #For ver. 22-29, see 1 Chr. 1:17-25sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram. 23The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash. 24Arpachshad fathered #ch. 11:12; Luke 3:35, 36Shelah; and Shelah fathered Eber. 25#1 Chr. 1:19To Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg,#10:25 Peleg means division for in his days the earth was divided, and his brother’s name was Joktan. 26Joktan fathered Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, 27Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, 28Obal, Abimael, Sheba, 29#1 Kgs. 9:28; 10:11Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab; all these were the sons of Joktan. 30The territory in which they lived extended from Mesha in the direction of Sephar to the hill country of the east. 31These are the sons of Shem, by their clans, their languages, their lands, and their nations.

32These are the clans of the sons of Noah, according to their genealogies, in their nations, #ver. 1; ch. 9:19and from these the nations spread abroad on 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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