Genesis 10:1
This is the account of Noah’s sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth, who also had sons after the flood.
Genesis 10:2
The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
Genesis 10:3
The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.
Genesis 10:4
And the sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites, and the Rodanites.
Genesis 10:5
From these, the maritime peoples separated into their territories, according to their languages, by clans within their nations.
Genesis 10:6
The sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
Genesis 10:7
The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. And the sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.
Genesis 10:8
Cush was the father of Nimrod, who began to be a mighty one on the earth.
Genesis 10:9
He was a mighty hunter before the LORD; so it is said, “Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before the LORD.”
Genesis 10:10
His kingdom began in Babylon, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
Genesis 10:11
From that land he went forth into Assyria, where he built Nineveh, Rehoboth-Ir, Calah,
Genesis 10:12
and Resen, which is between Nineveh and the great city of Calah.
Genesis 10:13
Mizraim was the father of the Ludites, the Anamites, the Lehabites, the Naphtuhites,
Genesis 10:14
the Pathrusites, the Casluhites (from whom the Philistines came), and the Caphtorites.
Genesis 10:15
And Canaan was the father of Sidon his firstborn, and of the Hittites,
Genesis 10:16
the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites,
Genesis 10:17
the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites,
Genesis 10:18
the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. Later the Canaanite clans were scattered,
Genesis 10:19
and the borders of Canaan extended from Sidon toward Gerar as far as Gaza, and then toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha.
Genesis 10:20
These are the sons of Ham according to their clans, languages, lands, and nations.
Genesis 10:21
And sons were also born to Shem, the older brother of Japheth; Shem was the forefather of all the sons of Eber.
Genesis 10:22
The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.
Genesis 10:23
The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.
Genesis 10:24
Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah was the father of Eber.
Genesis 10:25
Two sons were born to Eber: One was named Peleg, because in his days the earth was divided, and his brother was named Joktan.
Genesis 10:26
And Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
Genesis 10:27
Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,
Genesis 10:28
Obal, Abimael, Sheba,
Genesis 10:29
Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were sons of Joktan.
Genesis 10:30
Their territory extended from Mesha to Sephar, in the eastern hill country.
Genesis 10:31
These are the sons of Shem, according to their clans, languages, lands, and nations.
Genesis 10:32
All these are the clans of Noah’s sons, according to their generations and nations. From these the nations of the earth spread out after the flood.