Genesis 10

The 14 Descendants of Japheth

(1 Chronicles 1:4–7)

1This is the account of Noah’s sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth, and their descendants. Shem, Ham and Japheth had children after the flood.

2Japheth’s descendants were

3Gomer’s descendants were

4Javan’s descendants were

5From these descendants the people of the coastlands spread into their own countries. Each nation had its own language and families.

The 30 Descendants of Ham

(1 Chronicles 1:8–16)

6Ham’s descendants were

7Cush’s descendants were

Raamah’s descendants were

8Cush was the father of Nimrod, the first mighty warrior on the earth.

9He was a mighty hunter whom the Lord blessed. That’s why people used to say, “⌞He’s⌟ like Nimrod, a mighty hunter whom the Lord blessed.”

10The first ⌞cities⌟ in his kingdom were Babylon, Erech, Accad, and Calneh in Shinar [Babylonia].

11He went from that land to Assyria and built Nineveh, Rehoboth Ir, Calah,

12and Resen, the great city between Nineveh and Calah.

13Egypt was the ancestor of

15Canaan was the father of

Later the Canaanite families scattered.

19The border of the Canaanites extended from Sidon toward Gerar as far as Gaza and then toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim as far as Lasha.

20These were Ham’s descendants by families and languages within their countries and nations.

The 26 Descendants of Shem

(1 Chronicles 1:17–23)

21Shem, Japheth’s older brother, also had children. ⌞Shem was⌟ the ancestor of all the sons of Eber.

22Shem’s descendants were

23Aram’s descendants were

24Arpachshad was the father of Shelah,

25Two sons were born to Eber.

26Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,

27Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,

28Obal, Abimael, Sheba,

29Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. These were Joktan’s sons.

30The region where they lived extended from Mesha toward Sephar in the eastern mountains.

31These were Shem’s descendants by families and languages within their countries according to their nations.

32These were the families of Noah’s sons listed by their genealogies, nation by nation. From these ⌞descendants⌟ the nations spread over the earth after the flood.

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