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Genesis 10:20-30

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20 These were Ham's descendants by families and languages within their countries and nations.
21 Shem, Japheth's older brother, also had children. [Shem was] the ancestor of all the sons of Eber.
22 Shem's descendants were Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram.
23 Aram's descendants were Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.
24 Arpachshad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah was the father of Eber.
25 Two sons were born to Eber. The name of the one was Peleg [Division], because in his day the earth was divided. His brother's name was Joktan.
26 Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
27 Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,
28 Obal, Abimael, Sheba,
29 Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. These were Joktan's sons.
30 The region where they lived extended from Mesha toward Sephar in the eastern mountains.
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Genesis 10:20-30 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO GENESIS 10

This chapter gives an account of the posterity of the three sons of Noah, by whom the world was peopled after the flood, Ge 10:1 of the posterity of Japheth, Ge 10:2-5 of the posterity of Ham, Ge 10:6-20 and of the posterity of Shem, Ge 10:21-32.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
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