Genesis — The First Book of Moses

chapter 10


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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 elder brother of Japheth), the father of all the children of Eber.


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

These are the families of the sons of Noah, by their generations, according to their nations. The nations divided from these in the earth after the flood.

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