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1 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'"
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Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and unto them were sons born after the flood.
2 The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, Tiras.
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The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.
3 The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath, Togarmah.
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And the sons of Gomer; Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.
4 The sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, Rodanim.
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And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
5 The seafaring peoples developed from these, each in its own place by family, each with its own language.
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By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.
6 The sons of Ham: Cush, Egypt, Put, Canaan.
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And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan.
7 The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba, Dedan.
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And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtecha: and the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan.
8 Cush also had Nimrod. He was the first great warrior on Earth.
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And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth.
9 He was a great hunter before God. There was a saying, "Like Nimrod, a great hunter before God."
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He was a mighty hunter before the LORD: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the LORD.
10 His kingdom got its start with Babel; then Erech, Akkad, and Calneh in the country of Shinar.
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And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
11 From there he went up to Asshur and built Nineveh, Rehoboth Ir, Calah,
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Out of that land went forth Asshur, and builded Nineveh, and the city Rehoboth, and Calah,
12 and Resen between Nineveh and the great city Calah.
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And Resen between Nineveh and Calah: the same is a great city.
13 Egypt was ancestor to the Ludim, the Anamim, the Lehabim, the Naphtuhim,
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And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim,
14 the Pathrusim, the Casluhim (the origin of the Philistines), and the Kaphtorim.
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And Pathrusim, and Casluhim, (out of whom came Philistim,) and Caphtorim.
15 Canaan had Sidon his firstborn, Heth,
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And Canaan begat Sidon his firstborn, and Heth,
16 the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites,
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And the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgasite,
17 the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites,
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And the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite,
18 the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. Later the Canaanites spread out,
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And the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite: and afterward were the families of the Canaanites spread abroad.
19 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.
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And the border of the Canaanites was from Sidon, as thou comest to Gerar, unto Gaza; as thou goest, unto Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboim, even unto Lasha.
20 These are the descendants of Ham by family, language, country, and nation.
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These are the sons of Ham, after their families, after their tongues, in their countries, and in their nations.
21 Shem, the older brother of Japheth, also had sons. Shem was ancestor to all the children of Eber.
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Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were children born.
22 The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.
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The children of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram.
23 The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, Meshech.
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And the children of Aram; Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash.
24 Arphaxad had Shelah and Shelah had Eber.
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And Arphaxad begat Salah; and Salah begat Eber.
25 Eber had two sons, Peleg (so named because in his days the human race divided) and Joktan.
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And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother's name was Joktan.
26 Joktan had Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
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And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,
27 Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,
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And Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah,
28 Obal, Abimael, Sheba,
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And Obal, and Abimael, and Sheba,
29 Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab - all sons of Joktan.
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And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these were the sons of Joktan.
30 Their land goes from Mesha toward Sephar as far as the mountain ranges in the east.
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And their dwelling was from Mesha, as thou goest unto Sephar a mount of the east.
31 These are the descendants of Shem by family, language, country, and nation.
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These are the sons of Shem, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after their nations.
32 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.
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These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations: and by these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood.
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