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Genesis chapter 10
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This is the of the descendants of Noah’s sons -- Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Sons were born to them after the .The sons of : Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.The sons of Gomer: , Riphath, and Togarmah.The sons of : Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittim, and the Dodanim.From these, the spread out into their own territories, each with their own language, by their clans, within their nations.The sons of : Cush, , Put, and Canaan.The sons of : Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.Cush also fathered , who became the first on earth.He was a in Yahweh’s sight. That’s why people say, “Like Nimrod, a powerful hunter in Yahweh’s sight.”The foundation of his kingdom was , Erech, Akkad, and Calneh, in the land of .From that land he went out to , where he built , Rehoboth-Ir, Calah,and Resen, between Nineveh and Calah -- that is the great city. fathered the Ludim, the Anamim, the Lehabim, the Naphtuhim,the Pathrusim, the Casluhim (from whom the came), and the Caphtorim. fathered , his firstborn, and ,as well as the , the , the Girgashites,the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites,the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the . Later, the Canaanite clans spread out.The Canaanite border ran from Sidon toward Gerar as far as Gaza, then toward , Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha.These are the descendants of Ham, by their clans and languages, in their territories and nations.Sons were also born to , the older brother of Japheth. Shem was the ancestor of all the descendants of .The sons of Shem: , Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and .The sons of Aram: , Hul, Gether, and Mash.Arpachshad fathered Shelah, and Shelah fathered Eber.Two sons were born to Eber. The first was named , because during his lifetime the earth was divided. His brother’s name was Joktan.Joktan fathered Almodad, Sheleph, , Jerah,Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,Obal, Abimael, ,, Havilah, and Jobab. All of these were sons of Joktan.Their territory stretched from Mesha toward Sephar, in the eastern hill country.These are the descendants of Shem, by their clans and languages, in their territories and nations.These are the clans of Noah’s sons, listed by their descent and within their . From these, the nations spread out across the earth after the flood.