The Descendants of Ham

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The sons of Ham were Kush, Mitzrayim, Put and Kena‘an.

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The sons of Kush were S’va, Havilah, Savta, Ra‘mah and Savt’kha. The sons of Ra‘mah were Sh’va and D’dan.

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Kush fathered Nimrod, who was the first powerful ruler on earth.

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He was a mighty hunter before Adonai — this is why people say, “Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before Adonai.”

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His kingdom began with Bavel, Erekh, Akkad and Kalneh, in the land of Shin‘ar.

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Ashur went out from that land and built Ninveh, the city Rechovot, Kelach,

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and Resen between Ninveh and Kelach — that one is the great city.

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Mitzrayim fathered the Ludim, the ‘Anamim, the L’havim, the Naftuchim,

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the Patrusim, the Kasluchim (from whom came the P’lishtim) and the Kaftorim.

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Kena‘an fathered Tzidon his firstborn, Het,

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the Y’vusi, the Emori, the Girgashi,

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the Hivi, the ‘Arki, the Sini,

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the Arvadi, the Tz’mari and the Hamati. Afterwards, the families of the Kena‘ani were dispersed.

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The border of the Kena‘ani was from Tzidon, as you go toward G’rar, to ‘Azah; as you go toward S’dom, ‘Amora, Admah and Tzvoyim, to Lesha.

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These were the descendants of Ham, according to their families and languages, in their lands and in their nations.