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1 These are the descendants of Noah's sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth; children were born to them 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 The descendants of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
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The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, Tiras.
3 The descendants of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.
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The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath, Togarmah.
4 The descendants of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.
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The sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, Rodanim.
5 From these the coastland peoples spread. These are the descendants of Japheth in their lands, with their own language, by their families, in 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 The descendants of Ham: Cush, Egypt, Put, and Canaan.
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The sons of Ham: Cush, Egypt, Put, Canaan.
7 The descendants of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The descendants of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.
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The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba, Dedan.
8 Cush became the father of Nimrod; he was the first on earth to become a mighty warrior.
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Cush also had Nimrod. He was the first great warrior on Earth.
9 He was a mighty hunter before the Lord; therefore it is said, "Like Nimrod a mighty hunter before the Lord."
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He was a great hunter before God. There was a saying, "Like Nimrod, a great hunter before God."
10 The beginning of his kingdom was Babel, Erech, and Accad, all of them 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 From that land he went into Assyria, and built Nineveh, Rehoboth-ir, Calah, and
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From there he went up to Asshur and built Nineveh, Rehoboth Ir, Calah,
12 Resen between Nineveh and Calah; that is the great city.
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and Resen between Nineveh and the great city Calah.
13 Egypt became the father of 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 come.
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the Pathrusim, the Casluhim (the origin of the Philistines), and the Kaphtorim.
15 Canaan became the father of Sidon his firstborn, and Heth,
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Canaan had Sidon his firstborn, Heth,
16 and 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. Afterward the families of the Canaanites spread abroad.
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the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. Later the Canaanites spread out,
19 And the territory of the Canaanites extended from Sidon, in the direction of Gerar, as far as Gaza, and in the direction of Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, as far as 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 the descendants of Ham, by their families, their languages, their lands, and their nations.
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These are the descendants of Ham by family, language, country, and nation.
21 To Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the elder brother of Japheth, children were born.
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Shem, the older brother of Japheth, also had sons. Shem was ancestor to all the children of Eber.
22 The descendants of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram.
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The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.
23 The descendants of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.
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The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, Meshech.
24 Arpachshad became the father of Shelah; and Shelah became the father of Eber.
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Arphaxad had Shelah and Shelah had Eber.
25 To Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided, and 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 became the father of 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 these were the descendants of Joktan.
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Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab - all sons of Joktan.
30 The territory in which they lived extended from Mesha in the direction of Sephar, the hill country of the east.
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Their land goes from Mesha toward Sephar as far as the mountain ranges in the east.
31 These are the descendants of Shem, by their families, 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 families of Noah's sons, according to their genealogies, in their nations; and from these the nations spread abroad on the earth 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.
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