Genesis 10:20

20 These are Ham's sons according to their clans, their languages, their lands, and their nations.

Genesis 10:20 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 10:20

These are the sons of Ham
His sons and grandsons, which some reckon to be thirty, others thirty one, if the Philistines are taken in:

after their families, after their tongues, in their countries, [and] in
their nations:
families of the same language joined together and dwelt in the same country, (See Gill on Genesis 10:5) all Africa and a considerable part of Asia were possessed by the four sons of Ham and their posterity; Mizraim had Egypt, and Phut all the rest of Africa; and Cush and Canaan had a large portion in Asia.

Genesis 10:20 In-Context

18 the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. After this the Canaanite clans were dispersed.

19 The Canaanite boundary extends from Sidon by way of Gerar to Gaza and by way of Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim to Lasha.

20 These are Ham's sons according to their clans, 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.

22 Shem's sons: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram.