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Ham’s Descendants

The sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim,[a] Put, and Canaan.

The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raamah, and Sabteca.

The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.

10 Cush was the father of Nimrod, who established himself as a mighty warrior on earth.[b]

11 Mizraim was the father of the Ludites, Anamites, Lehabites, Naphtuhites, 12 Pathrusites, Casluhites (from whom the Philistines descended[c]) , and the Caphtorites.

13 Canaan was the father of Sidon—his firstborn—and Heth, 14 as well as the Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashites, 15 Hivites, Arkites, Sinites, 16 Arvadites, Zemarites, and Hamathites.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 1:8 tn That is, “Egypt.”
  2. 1 Chronicles 1:10 tn Heb “he began to be a mighty warrior in the earth.”
  3. 1 Chronicles 1:12 tn Heb “came forth.”

Descendants of Ham

The descendants of Ham were Cush, Mizraim,[a] Put, and Canaan.

The descendants of Cush were Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The descendants of Raamah were Sheba and Dedan. 10 Cush was also the ancestor of Nimrod, who was the first heroic warrior on earth.

11 Mizraim was the ancestor of the Ludites, Anamites, Lehabites, Naphtuhites, 12 Pathrusites, Casluhites, and the Caphtorites, from whom the Philistines came.[b]

13 Canaan’s oldest son was Sidon, the ancestor of the Sidonians. Canaan was also the ancestor of the Hittites,[c] 14 Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashites, 15 Hivites, Arkites, Sinites, 16 Arvadites, Zemarites, and Hamathites.

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Footnotes

  1. 1:8 Or Egypt; also in 1:11.
  2. 1:12 Hebrew Casluhites, from whom the Philistines came, Caphtorites. See Jer 47:4; Amos 9:7.
  3. 1:13 Hebrew ancestor of Heth.