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From these the people of the coastlands of the nations were separated into their lands, every one according to his language, according to their families, into their nations.
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These are the sons of Ham, according to their families, according to their languages, by their lands, and by their nations.
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These are the sons of Shem, according to their families, according to their languages, by their lands, and according to their nations.
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These are the families of the sons of Noah, according to their descendants, by their nations; and out of these the nations were separated on the earth after the flood.
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“As for Me, behold, My covenant is with you, And you will be the father of a multitude of nations.
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No longer shall you be named Abram, But your name shall be Abraham; For I have made you the father of a multitude of nations.
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I will make you exceedingly fruitful, and I will make nations of you, and kings will come from you.
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I will bless her, and indeed I will give you a son by her. Then I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of peoples will come from her.”
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since Abraham will certainly become a great and mighty nation, and in him all the nations of the earth will be blessed?
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And in your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.”
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And the Lord said to her, “Two nations are in your womb; And two peoples will be separated from your body; And one people will be stronger than the other; And the older will serve the younger.”
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I will multiply your descendants as the stars of heaven, and will give your descendants all these lands; and by your descendants all the nations of the earth shall be blessed,
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May peoples serve you, And nations bow down to you; Be master of your brothers, And may your mother’s sons bow down to you. Cursed be those who curse you, And blessed be those who bless you.”
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God also said to him, “I am God Almighty; Be fruitful and multiply; A nation and a multitude of nations shall come from you, And kings shall come from you.
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But his father refused and said, “I know, my son, I know; he also will become a people and he also will be great. However, his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his descendants shall become a multitude of nations.”