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