Nations Descended from Noah
1 These are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Sons were born to them after the flood.
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1The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
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The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.
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The sons of Javan: Elishah,
2Tarshish,
3Kittim, and Dodanim.
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From these
4the coastland peoples spread in their lands, each with his own language, by their clans, in their nations.
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5The sons of Ham: Cush, Egypt, Put, and Canaan.
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The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.
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Cush fathered Nimrod; he was the first on earth to be a mighty man.
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He was a mighty hunter before the LORD. Therefore it is said, "Like Nimrod a mighty hunter before the LORD."
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The beginning of his kingdom was
6Babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in
7the land of Shinar.
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From that land he went into Assyria and built Nineveh, Rehoboth-Ir, Calah, and