Genesis10

Genesis chapter 10 provides a detailed genealogical account of the nations descended from Noah's three sons, Japheth, Ham, and Shem, who repopulated the earth after the flood. It enumerates the various peoples and their geographical distributions, noting that they divided according to their families, tongues, and nations. A prominent figure introduced is Nimrod, a mighty hunter and the founder of early kingdoms like Babel, and the chapter also mentions Peleg, in whose days "the earth was divided."

The Generations of Noah's Sons

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And these are births of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth; and born to them are sons after the deluge.

The Descendants of Japheth

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`Sons of Japheth are Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.
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And sons of Gomer are Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.
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And sons of Javan are Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
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By these have the isles of the nations been parted in their lands, each by his tongue, by their families, in their nations.

The Descendants of Ham

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And sons of Ham are Cush, and Mitzraim, and Phut, and Canaan.
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And sons of Cush are Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtechah; and sons of Raamah are Sheba and Dedan.
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And Cush hath begotten Nimrod;
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he hath begun to be a hero in the land; he hath been a hero in hunting before Jehovah; therefore it is said, `As Nimrod the hero in hunting before Jehovah.'
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And the first part of his kingdom is Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar;
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from that land he hath gone out to Asshur, and buildeth Nineveh, even the broad places of the city, and Calah,
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and Resen, between Nineveh and Calah; it is the great city.
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And Mitzraim hath begotten the Ludim, and the Anamim, and the Lehabim, and the Naphtuhim,
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and the Pathrusim, and the Casluhim, (whence have come out Philistim,) and the Caphtorim.
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And Canaan hath begotten Sidon his first-born, and Heth,
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and the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgashite,
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and the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite,
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and the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite; and afterwards have the families of the Canaanite been scattered.
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And the border of the Canaanite is from Sidon, in thy coming towards Gerar, unto Gaza; in thy coming towards Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboim, unto Lasha.
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These are sons of Ham, by their families, by their tongues, in their lands, in their nations.

The Descendants of Shem

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As to Shem, father of all sons of Eber, brother of Japheth the elder, he hath also begotten:
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Sons of Shem are Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram.
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And sons of Aram are Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash.
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And Arphaxad hath begotten Salah, and Salah hath begotten Eber.
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And to Eber have two sons been born; the name of the one is Peleg (for in his days hath the earth been divided,) and his brother's name is Joktan.
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And Joktan hath begotten Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,
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and Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah,
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and Obal, and Abimael, and Sheba,
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and Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab; all these are sons of Joktan;
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and their dwelling is from Mesha, in thy coming towards Sephar, a mount of the east.
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These are sons of Shem, by their families, by their tongues, in their lands, by their nations.

Summary of the Table

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These are families of the sons of Noah, by their births, in their nations, and by these have the nations been parted in the earth after the deluge.
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