Genesis 10

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1. 1This is the account of Shem, Ham, and Japheth, Noah's sons, who themselves had sons after the flood.
2. 2The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
3. 3The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.
4. 4The sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
5. 5From these, the isles of the Gentiles were divided into their lands, each according to his language, by their families, in their nations.
6. 6The sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
7. 7The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteka. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.
8. 8Cush was the father of Nimrod, who became a mighty one on the earth.
9. 9He was a mighty hunter before the LORD; that is why it is said, "Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before the LORD."
10. 10The first centers of his kingdom were Babylon, Uruk, Akkad, and Kalneh, in Shinar.
11. 11From that land, Asshur went and built Nineveh, the city Rehoboth, and Calah,
12. 12and Resen, between Nineveh and Calah—that is the great city.
13. 13Egypt was the father of the Ludites, Anamites, Lehabites, Naphtuhites,
14. 14Pathrusites, Kasluhites (from whom the Philistines came), and Caphtorites.
15. 15Canaan was the father of Sidon, his firstborn, and Heth,
16. 16Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashites,
17. 17Hivites, Arkites, Sinites,
18. 18Arvadites, Zemarites, and Hamathites. Later, the Canaanite families scattered
19. 19and the borders of Canaan reached from Sidon toward Gerar as far as Gaza, and then toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboyim, as far as Lasha.
20. 20These are the sons of Ham by their families and languages, in their territories and nations.
21. 21Shem, the brother of Japheth the elder and the forefather of all the children of Eber, also had children born to him.
22. 22The sons of Shem: Elam, Ashur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.
23. 23The children of Aram were Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.
24. 24Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah the father of Eber.
25. 25Two sons were born to Eber: One was named Peleg, because in his time the earth was divided; his brother was named Joktan.
26. 26Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
27. 27Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,
28. 28Obal, Abimael, Sheba,
29. 29Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were sons of Joktan.
30. 30The region where they lived stretched from Mesha toward Sephar, a mountain in the east.
31. 31These are the sons of Shem by their families and languages, in their territories and nations.
32. 32These are the families of Noah's sons, according to their family lines, within their nations. From these, the nations spread out over the earth after the flood.