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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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This is the family tree of the sons of Noah: Shem, Ham, and Japheth. After the flood, they themselves had sons. "God Turned Their Language into 'Babble'"
2 Japheth's sons: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
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The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, Tiras.
3 Gomer's sons: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.
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The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath, Togarmah.
4 Javan's sons: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.
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The sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, 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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The seafaring peoples developed from these, each in its own place by family, each with its own language.
6 Ham's sons: Cush, Egypt, Put, and Canaan.
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The sons of Ham: Cush, Egypt, Put, Canaan.
7 Cush's sons: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. Raamah's sons: Sheba and Dedan.
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The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba, Dedan.
8 Cush fathered Nimrod, the first great warrior on earth.
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Cush also had Nimrod. He was the first great warrior on Earth.
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 great hunter before God. There was a saying, "Like Nimrod, a great hunter before God."
10 The most important cities in his kingdom were Babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh in the land of Shinar.
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His kingdom got its start with Babel; then Erech, Akkad, and Calneh in the country of Shinar.
11 Asshur left that land and built Nineveh, Rehoboth City, Calah,
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From there he went up to Asshur and built Nineveh, Rehoboth Ir, Calah,
12 and Resen, the great city between Nineveh and Calah.
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and Resen between Nineveh and the great city Calah.
13 Egypt fathered Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim,
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Egypt was ancestor to the Ludim, the Anamim, the Lehabim, the Naphtuhim,
14 Pathrusim, Casluhim, and Caphtorim, from which the Philistines came.
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the Pathrusim, the Casluhim (the origin of the Philistines), and the Kaphtorim.
15 Canaan fathered Sidon his oldest son, and Heth,
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Canaan had Sidon his firstborn, Heth,
16 the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites,
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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. Later the Canaanites spread out,
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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going from Sidon toward Gerar, as far south as Gaza, and then east all the way over to Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, Zeboiim, and on to 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 family, language, country, and nation.
21 Children were also born to Shem the father of all Eber's children and Japheth's older brother.
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Shem, the older brother of Japheth, also had sons. Shem was ancestor to all the children of Eber.
22 Shem's sons: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram.
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The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.
23 Aram's sons: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.
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The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, Meshech.
24 Arpachshad fathered Shelah, and Shelah fathered Eber.
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Arphaxad had Shelah and Shelah had 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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Eber had two sons, Peleg (so named because in his days the human race divided) and Joktan.
26 Joktan fathered Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
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Joktan had 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 sons of Joktan.
30 Their settlements extended from Mesha by way of Sephar, the eastern mountains.
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Their land goes from Mesha toward Sephar as far as the mountain ranges in 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 family, language, country, and nation.
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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This is the family tree of the sons of Noah as they developed into nations. From them nations developed all across the Earth after the flood.