Creation Era
The Tower of Babel
Scattered nations and confused languages mark the beginning of the diversity of peoples across the earth.
¶ Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and unto them were sons born after the flood.
The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.
And the sons of Gomer; Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.
- Genesis 10:4c. 2338 BC
And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
- Genesis 10:5c. 2247 BC
By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.
- Genesis 10:6c. 2228 BC
¶ And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan.
- Genesis 10:7c. 2228 BC
And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtecha: and the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan.
- Genesis 10:8c. 2289 BC
And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth.
- Genesis 10:9c. 2289 BC
He was a mighty hunter before the LORD: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the LORD.
- Genesis 10:10c. 2259 BC
And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
- Genesis 10:11c. 2304 BC
Out of that land went forth Asshur, and builded Nineveh, and the city Rehoboth, and Calah,
- Genesis 10:12c. 2304 BC
And Resen between Nineveh and Calah: the same is a great city.
- Genesis 10:13c. 2304 BC
And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim,
- Genesis 10:14c. 2304 BC
And Pathrusim, and Casluhim, (out of whom came Philistim,) and Caphtorim.
- Genesis 10:15c. 2304 BC
¶ And Canaan begat Sidon his firstborn, and Heth,
- Genesis 10:16c. 2304 BC
And the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgasite,
- Genesis 10:17c. 2304 BC
And the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite,
- Genesis 10:18c. 2304 BC
And the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite: and afterward were the families of the Canaanites spread abroad.
- Genesis 10:19c. 2304 BC
And the border of the Canaanites was from Sidon, as thou comest to Gerar, unto Gaza; as thou goest, unto Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboim, even unto Lasha.
- Genesis 10:20c. 2304 BC
These are the sons of Ham, after their families, after their tongues, in their countries, and in their nations.
- Genesis 10:21c. 2304 BC
¶ Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were children born.
- Genesis 10:22c. 2304 BC
The children of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram.
- Genesis 10:23c. 2304 BC
And the children of Aram; Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash.
- Genesis 10:24c. 2304 BC
And Arphaxad begat Salah; and Salah begat Eber.
- Genesis 10:25c. 2247 BC
And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother's name was Joktan.