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The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
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The sons of Gomer: Ash'kenaz, Riphath, and Togar'mah.
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The sons of Javan: Eli'shah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Do'danim.
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From these the coastland peoples spread. These are the sons of Japheth in their lands, each with his own language, by their families, in their nations.
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The sons of Ham: Cush, Egypt, Put, and Canaan.
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The sons of Cush: Seba, Hav'ilah, Sabtah, Ra'amah, and Sab'teca. The sons of Ra'amah: Sheba and Dedan.
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Cush became the father of 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 Ba'bel, Erech, and Accad, all of them in the land of Shinar.
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From that land he went into Assyria, and built Nin'eveh, Reho'both-Ir, Calah, and
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Resen between Nin'eveh and Calah; that is the great city.