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Genesis 10

Genesis 10

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    Nations Descended from Noah

    These are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Sons were born to them after the flood.
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    This is the account of the families of Shem, Ham, and Japheth, the three sons of Noah. Many children were born to them after the great flood.
    Descendants of Japheth

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    The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
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    The descendants of Japheth were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
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    The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.
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    The descendants of Gomer were Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.
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    The sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
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    The descendants of Javan were Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.a
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    From these the coastland peoples spread in their lands, each with his own language, by their clans, in their nations.
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    Their descendants became the seafaring peoples that spread out to various lands, each identified by its own language, clan, and national identity.
    Descendants of Ham

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    The sons of Ham: Cush, Egypt, Put, and Canaan.
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    The descendants of Ham were Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
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    The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.
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    The descendants of Cush were Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The descendants of Raamah were Sheba and Dedan.
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    Cush fathered Nimrod; he was the first on earth to be a mighty man.a
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    Cush was also the ancestor of Nimrod, who was the first heroic warrior on earth.
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    He was a mighty hunter before the Lord. Therefore it is said, “Like Nimrod a mighty hunter before the Lord.”
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    Since he was the greatest hunter in the world,b his name became proverbial. People would say, “This man is like Nimrod, the greatest hunter in the world.”
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    The beginning of his kingdom was Babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
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    He built his kingdom in the land of Babylonia,c with the cities of Babylon, Erech, Akkad, and Calneh.
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    From that land he went into Assyria and built Nineveh, Rehoboth-Ir, Calah, and
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    From there he expanded his territory to Assyria,d building the cities of Nineveh, Rehoboth-ir, Calah,
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    Resen between Nineveh and Calah; that is the great city.
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    and Resen (the great city located between Nineveh and Calah).
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    Egypt fathered Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim,
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    Mizraim was the ancestor of the Ludites, Anamites, Lehabites, Naphtuhites,
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    Pathrusim, Casluhim (from whomb the Philistines came), and Caphtorim.
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    Pathrusites, Casluhites, and the Caphtorites, from whom the Philistines came.e
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    Canaan fathered Sidon his firstborn and Heth,
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    Canaan’s oldest son was Sidon, the ancestor of the Sidonians. Canaan was also the ancestor of the Hittites,f
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    and the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites,
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    Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashites,
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    the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites,
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    Hivites, Arkites, Sinites,
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    the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. Afterward the clans of the Canaanites dispersed.
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    Arvadites, Zemarites, and Hamathites. The Canaanite clans eventually spread out,
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    And 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.
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    and the territory of Canaan extended from Sidon in the north to Gerar and Gaza in the south, and east as far as Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, near Lasha.
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    These are the sons of Ham, by their clans, their languages, their lands, and their nations.
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    These were the descendants of Ham, identified by clan, language, territory, and national identity.
    Descendants of Shem

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    To Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the elder brother of Japheth, children were born.
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    Sons were also born to Shem, the older brother of Japheth.g Shem was the ancestor of all the descendants of Eber.
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    The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram.
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    The descendants of Shem were Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.
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    The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.
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    The descendants of Aram were Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.
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    Arpachshad fathered Shelah; and Shelah fathered Eber.
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    Arphaxad was the father of Shelah,h and Shelah was the father of Eber.
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    To Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg,c for in his days the earth was divided, and his brother’s name was Joktan.
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    Eber had two sons. The first was named Peleg (which means “division”), for during his lifetime the people of the world were divided into different language groups. His brother’s name was Joktan.
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    Joktan fathered Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
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    Joktan was the ancestor of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
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    Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,
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    Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,
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    Obal, Abimael, Sheba,
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    Obal, Abimael, Sheba,
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    Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab; all these were the sons of Joktan.
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    Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were descendants of Joktan.
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    The territory in which they lived extended from Mesha in the direction of Sephar to the hill country of the east.
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    The territory they occupied extended from Mesha all the way to Sephar in the eastern mountains.
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    These are the sons of Shem, by their clans, their languages, their lands, and their nations.
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    These were the descendants of Shem, identified by clan, language, territory, and national identity.
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    These are the clans of the sons of Noah, according to their genealogies, in their nations, and from these the nations spread abroad on the earth after the flood.
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    Conclusion

    These are the clans that descended from Noah’s sons, arranged by nation according to their lines of descent. All the nations of the earth descended from these clans after the great flood.
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