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Creation Era

The Tower of Babel

Scattered nations and confused languages mark the beginning of the diversity of peoples across the earth.

64 verses · 1 book covered

Verses from This Period

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

  2. `Sons of Japheth are Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.

  3. And sons of Gomer are Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.

  4. Genesis 10:4c. 2338 BC

    And sons of Javan are Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.

  5. Genesis 10:5c. 2247 BC

    By these have the isles of the nations been parted in their lands, each by his tongue, by their families, in their nations.

  6. Genesis 10:6c. 2228 BC

    And sons of Ham are Cush, and Mitzraim, and Phut, and Canaan.

  7. Genesis 10:7c. 2228 BC

    And sons of Cush are Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtechah; and sons of Raamah are Sheba and Dedan.

  8. Genesis 10:8c. 2289 BC

    And Cush hath begotten Nimrod;

  9. Genesis 10:9c. 2289 BC

    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.'

  10. Genesis 10:10c. 2259 BC

    And the first part of his kingdom is Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar;

  11. Genesis 10:11c. 2304 BC

    from that land he hath gone out to Asshur, and buildeth Nineveh, even the broad places of the city, and Calah,

  12. Genesis 10:12c. 2304 BC

    and Resen, between Nineveh and Calah; it is the great city.

  13. Genesis 10:13c. 2304 BC

    And Mitzraim hath begotten the Ludim, and the Anamim, and the Lehabim, and the Naphtuhim,

  14. Genesis 10:14c. 2304 BC

    and the Pathrusim, and the Casluhim, (whence have come out Philistim,) and the Caphtorim.

  15. Genesis 10:15c. 2304 BC

    And Canaan hath begotten Sidon his first-born, and Heth,

  16. Genesis 10:16c. 2304 BC

    and the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgashite,

  17. Genesis 10:17c. 2304 BC

    and the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite,

  18. Genesis 10:18c. 2304 BC

    and the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite; and afterwards have the families of the Canaanite been scattered.

  19. Genesis 10:19c. 2304 BC

    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.

  20. Genesis 10:20c. 2304 BC

    These are sons of Ham, by their families, by their tongues, in their lands, in their nations.

  21. Genesis 10:21c. 2304 BC

    As to Shem, father of all sons of Eber, brother of Japheth the elder, he hath also begotten:

  22. Genesis 10:22c. 2304 BC

    Sons of Shem are Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram.

  23. Genesis 10:23c. 2304 BC

    And sons of Aram are Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash.

  24. Genesis 10:24c. 2304 BC

    And Arphaxad hath begotten Salah, and Salah hath begotten Eber.

  25. Genesis 10:25c. 2247 BC

    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.