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1 These are the descendants of Noah's sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth, to whom children were born after the flood.
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These are the descendants of Noah's sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth; children were born to them after the flood.
2 Japheth's sons: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
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The descendants of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
3 Gomer's sons: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.
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The descendants of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.
4 Javan's sons: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.
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The descendants of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.
5 From these the island-nations were divided into their own countries, each according to their languages and their clans within their nations.
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From these the coastland peoples spread. These are the descendants of Japheth in their lands, with their own language, by their families, in their nations.
6 Ham's sons: Cush, Egypt, Put, and Canaan.
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The descendants of Ham: Cush, Egypt, Put, and Canaan.
7 Cush's sons: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. Raamah's sons: Sheba and Dedan.
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The descendants of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The descendants of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.
8 Cush fathered Nimrod, the first great warrior on earth.
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Cush became the father of Nimrod; he was the first on earth to become a mighty warrior.
9 The LORD saw him as a great hunter, and so it is said, "Like Nimrod, whom the LORD saw as a great hunter."
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He was a mighty hunter before the Lord; therefore it is said, "Like Nimrod a mighty hunter before the Lord."
10 The most important cities in his kingdom were Babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh in the land of Shinar.
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The beginning of his kingdom was Babel, Erech, and Accad, all of them in the land of Shinar.
11 Asshur left that land and built Nineveh, Rehoboth City, Calah,
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From that land he went into Assyria, and built Nineveh, Rehoboth-ir, Calah, and
12 and Resen, the great city between Nineveh and Calah.
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Resen between Nineveh and Calah; that is the great city.
13 Egypt fathered Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim,
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Egypt became the father of Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim,
14 Pathrusim, Casluhim, and Caphtorim, from which the Philistines came.
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Pathrusim, Casluhim, and Caphtorim, from which the Philistines come.
15 Canaan fathered Sidon his oldest son, and Heth,
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Canaan became the father of Sidon his firstborn, and Heth,
16 the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites,
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and the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites,
17 the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites,
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the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites,
18 the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. After this the Canaanite clans were dispersed.
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the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. Afterward the families of the Canaanites spread abroad.
19 The Canaanite boundary extends from Sidon by way of Gerar to Gaza and by way of Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim to Lasha.
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And the territory of the Canaanites extended from Sidon, in the direction of Gerar, as far as Gaza, and in the direction of Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha.
20 These are Ham's sons according to their clans, their languages, their lands, and their nations.
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These are the descendants of Ham, by their families, their languages, their lands, and their nations.
21 Children were also born to Shem the father of all Eber's children and Japheth's older brother.
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To Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the elder brother of Japheth, children were born.
22 Shem's sons: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram.
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The descendants of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram.
23 Aram's sons: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.
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The descendants of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.
24 Arpachshad fathered Shelah, and Shelah fathered Eber.
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Arpachshad became the father of Shelah; and Shelah became the father of Eber.
25 To Eber were born two sons: The first was named Peleg, because during his lifetime the earth was divided. His brother's name was Joktan.
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To Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided, and his brother's name was Joktan.
26 Joktan fathered Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
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Joktan became the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
27 Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,
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Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,
28 Obal, Abimael, Sheba,
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Obal, Abimael, Sheba,
29 Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All of these were Joktan's sons.
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Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab; all these were the descendants of Joktan.
30 Their settlements extended from Mesha by way of Sephar, the eastern mountains.
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The territory in which they lived extended from Mesha in the direction of Sephar, the hill country of the east.
31 These are Shem's sons according to their clans, their languages, their lands, and their nations.
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These are the descendants of Shem, by their families, their languages, their lands, and their nations.
32 These are the clans of Noah's sons according to their generations and their nations. From them the earth's nations branched out after the flood.
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These are the families of Noah's sons, according to their genealogies, in their nations; and from these the nations spread abroad on the earth after the flood.
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