Genesis 10:7-17

7 The sonnes of Chus: were Seba Hevila Sabta Rayma and Sabtema. And the sonnes of Rayma were: Sheba and Dedan.

8 Chus also begot Nemrod which bega to be myghtye in the erth.

9 He was a myghtie hunter in the syghte of the LORde: Where of came the proverbe: he is as Nemrod that myghtie hunter in the syghte of the LORde.

10 And the begynnynge of hys kyngdome was Babell Erech Achad and Chalne in the lande of Synear:

11 Out of that lande came Assur and buylded Ninyue and the cyte rehoboth and Calah

12 And Ressen betwene Ninyue ad Chalah. That is a grete cyte.

13 And Mizraim begat Iudun Enamim Leabim Naphtuhim

14 Pathrusim and Castuhim: from whence came the Philystyns and the Capthiherynes.

15 Canaan also begat zidon his eldest sonne and Heth

16 Iebusi Emori Girgosi

17 Hiui Arki Sini

Genesis 10:7-17 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO GENESIS 10

This chapter gives an account of the posterity of the three sons of Noah, by whom the world was peopled after the flood, Ge 10:1 of the posterity of Japheth, Ge 10:2-5 of the posterity of Ham, Ge 10:6-20 and of the posterity of Shem, Ge 10:21-32.