The Table of Nations
1 These are the family records of Noah's sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. They also had sons after the deluge.
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Japheth's sons: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
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Gomer's sons: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.
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And Javan's sons: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
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The coastland peoples spread out into their lands. These are [Japheth's sons] by their clans, in their nations. Each [group] had its own language.
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Ham's sons: Cush, Egypt, Put, and Canaan.
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Cush's sons: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. And Raamah's sons: Sheba and Dedan.
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Cush fathered Nimrod, who was the first powerful man on earth.
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He was a powerful hunter in the sight of the Lord. That is why it is said, "Like Nimrod, a powerful hunter in the sight of the Lord."
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His kingdom started with Babylon, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
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From that land he went to Assyria and built Nineveh, Rehoboth-ir, Calah,