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1 This is the account of the families of Shem, Ham, and Japheth, the three sons of Noah. Many children were born to them after the great flood.
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These are the descendants of Noah's sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth, to whom children were born after the flood.
2 The descendants of Japheth were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
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Japheth's sons: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
3 The descendants of Gomer were Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.
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Gomer's sons: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.
4 The descendants of Javan were Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.
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Javan's sons: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.
5 Their descendants became the seafaring peoples that spread out to various lands, each identified by its own language, clan, and national identity.
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From these the island-nations were divided into their own countries, each according to their languages and their clans within their nations.
6 The descendants of Ham were Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
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Ham's sons: Cush, Egypt, Put, and Canaan.
7 The descendants of Cush were Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The descendants of Raamah were Sheba and Dedan.
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Cush's sons: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. Raamah's sons: Sheba and Dedan.
8 Cush was also the ancestor of Nimrod, who was the first heroic warrior on earth.
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Cush fathered Nimrod, the first great warrior on earth.
9 Since he was the greatest hunter in the world, his name became proverbial. People would say, “This man is like Nimrod, the greatest hunter in the world.”
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The LORD saw him as a great hunter, and so it is said, "Like Nimrod, whom the LORD saw as a great hunter."
10 He built his kingdom in the land of Babylonia, with the cities of Babylon, Erech, Akkad, and Calneh.
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The most important cities in his kingdom were Babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh in the land of Shinar.
11 From there he expanded his territory to Assyria, building the cities of Nineveh, Rehoboth-ir, Calah,
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Asshur left that land and built Nineveh, Rehoboth City, Calah,
12 and Resen (the great city located between Nineveh and Calah).
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and Resen, the great city between Nineveh and Calah.
13 Mizraim was the ancestor of the Ludites, Anamites, Lehabites, Naphtuhites,
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Egypt fathered Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim,
14 Pathrusites, Casluhites, and the Caphtorites, from whom the Philistines came.
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Pathrusim, Casluhim, and Caphtorim, from which the Philistines came.
15 Canaan’s oldest son was Sidon, the ancestor of the Sidonians. Canaan was also the ancestor of the Hittites,
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Canaan fathered Sidon his oldest son, and Heth,
16 Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashites,
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the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites,
17 Hivites, Arkites, Sinites,
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the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites,
18 Arvadites, Zemarites, and Hamathites. The Canaanite clans eventually spread out,
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the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. After this the Canaanite clans were dispersed.
19 and the territory of Canaan extended from Sidon in the north to Gerar and Gaza in the south, and east as far as Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, near Lasha.
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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 were the descendants of Ham, identified by clan, language, territory, and national identity.
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These are Ham's sons according to their clans, their languages, their lands, and their nations.
21 Sons were also born to Shem, the older brother of Japheth. Shem was the ancestor of all the descendants of Eber.
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Children were also born to Shem the father of all Eber's children and Japheth's older brother.
22 The descendants of Shem were Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.
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Shem's sons: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram.
23 The descendants of Aram were Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.
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Aram's sons: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.
24 Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah was the father of Eber.
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Arpachshad fathered Shelah, and Shelah fathered Eber.
25 Eber had two sons. The first was named Peleg (which means “division”), for during his lifetime the people of the world were divided into different language groups. His brother’s name was Joktan.
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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.
26 Joktan was the ancestor of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
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Joktan fathered 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 these were descendants of Joktan.
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Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All of these were Joktan's sons.
30 The territory they occupied extended from Mesha all the way to Sephar in the eastern mountains.
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Their settlements extended from Mesha by way of Sephar, the eastern mountains.
31 These were the descendants of Shem, identified by clan, language, territory, and national identity.
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These are Shem's sons according to their clans, their languages, their lands, and their nations.
32 These are the clans that descended from Noah’s sons, arranged by nation according to their lines of descent. All the nations of the earth descended from these clans after the great flood.
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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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