19 These were the three sons of Noah,(A) and from them came the people who were scattered over the whole earth.(B)

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The sons of Noah:[a](A)

Shem, Ham and Japheth.(B)

The Japhethites(C)

The sons[b] of Japheth:

Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshek and Tiras.

The sons of Gomer:

Ashkenaz, Riphath[c] and Togarmah.

The sons of Javan:

Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites and the Rodanites.

The Hamites(D)

The sons of Ham:

Cush, Egypt, Put and Canaan.

The sons of Cush:

Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raamah and Sabteka.

The sons of Raamah:

Sheba and Dedan.

10 Cush was the father[d] of

Nimrod, who became a mighty warrior on earth.

11 Egypt was the father of

the Ludites, Anamites, Lehabites, Naphtuhites, 12 Pathrusites, Kasluhites (from whom the Philistines came) and Caphtorites.

13 Canaan was the father of

Sidon his firstborn,[e] and of the Hittites, 14 Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashites, 15 Hivites, Arkites, Sinites, 16 Arvadites, Zemarites and Hamathites.

The Semites(E)

17 The sons of Shem:

Elam, Ashur, Arphaxad, Lud and Aram.

The sons of Aram:[f]

Uz, Hul, Gether and Meshek.

18 Arphaxad was the father of Shelah,

and Shelah the father of Eber.

19 Two sons were born to Eber:

One was named Peleg,[g] because in his time the earth was divided; his brother was named Joktan.

20 Joktan was the father of

Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, 21 Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, 22 Obal,[h] Abimael, Sheba, 23 Ophir, Havilah and Jobab. All these were sons of Joktan.

24 Shem,(F) Arphaxad,[i] Shelah,

25 Eber, Peleg, Reu,

26 Serug, Nahor, Terah

27 and Abram (that is, Abraham).

The Family of Abraham

28 The sons of Abraham:

Isaac and Ishmael.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 1:4 Septuagint; Hebrew does not have this line.
  2. 1 Chronicles 1:5 Sons may mean descendants or successors or nations; also in verses 6-9, 17 and 23.
  3. 1 Chronicles 1:6 Many Hebrew manuscripts and Vulgate (see also Septuagint and Gen. 10:3); most Hebrew manuscripts Diphath
  4. 1 Chronicles 1:10 Father may mean ancestor or predecessor or founder; also in verses 11, 13, 18 and 20.
  5. 1 Chronicles 1:13 Or of the Sidonians, the foremost
  6. 1 Chronicles 1:17 One Hebrew manuscript and some Septuagint manuscripts (see also Gen. 10:23); most Hebrew manuscripts do not have this line.
  7. 1 Chronicles 1:19 Peleg means division.
  8. 1 Chronicles 1:22 Some Hebrew manuscripts and Syriac (see also Gen. 10:28); most Hebrew manuscripts Ebal
  9. 1 Chronicles 1:24 Hebrew; some Septuagint manuscripts Arphaxad, Cainan (see also note at Gen. 11:10)

The Japhethites(A)

The sons[a] of Japheth:

Gomer,(B) Magog,(C) Madai, Javan,(D) Tubal,(E) Meshek(F) and Tiras.

The sons of Gomer:

Ashkenaz,(G) Riphath and Togarmah.(H)

The sons of Javan:

Elishah,(I) Tarshish,(J) the Kittites(K) and the Rodanites.[b] (From these the maritime peoples spread out into their territories by their clans within their nations, each with its own language.)(L)

The Hamites(M)

The sons of Ham:

Cush,(N) Egypt, Put(O) and Canaan.(P)

The sons of Cush:

Seba,(Q) Havilah,(R) Sabtah, Raamah(S) and Sabteka.

The sons of Raamah:

Sheba(T) and Dedan.(U)

Cush was the father[c] of Nimrod,(V) who became a mighty warrior on the earth. He was a mighty(W) hunter(X) before the Lord; that is why it is said, “Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before the Lord.” 10 The first centers of his kingdom were Babylon,(Y) Uruk,(Z) Akkad and Kalneh,(AA) in[d] Shinar.[e](AB) 11 From that land he went to Assyria,(AC) where he built Nineveh,(AD) Rehoboth Ir,[f] Calah 12 and Resen, which is between Nineveh and Calah—which is the great city.

13 Egypt was the father of

the Ludites, Anamites, Lehabites, Naphtuhites, 14 Pathrusites, Kasluhites (from whom the Philistines(AE) came) and Caphtorites.(AF)

15 Canaan(AG) was the father of

Sidon(AH) his firstborn,[g](AI) and of the Hittites,(AJ) 16 Jebusites,(AK) Amorites,(AL) Girgashites,(AM) 17 Hivites,(AN) Arkites, Sinites, 18 Arvadites,(AO) Zemarites and Hamathites.(AP)

Later the Canaanite(AQ) clans scattered 19 and the borders of Canaan(AR) reached from Sidon(AS) toward Gerar(AT) as far as Gaza,(AU) and then toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboyim,(AV) as far as Lasha.

20 These are the sons of Ham by their clans and languages, in their territories and nations.

The Semites(AW)

21 Sons were also born to Shem, whose older brother was[h] Japheth; Shem was the ancestor of all the sons of Eber.(AX)

22 The sons of Shem:

Elam,(AY) Ashur,(AZ) Arphaxad,(BA) Lud and Aram.(BB)

23 The sons of Aram:

Uz,(BC) Hul, Gether and Meshek.[i]

24 Arphaxad was the father of[j] Shelah,

and Shelah the father of Eber.(BD)

25 Two sons were born to Eber:

One was named Peleg,[k] because in his time the earth was divided; his brother was named Joktan.

26 Joktan was the father of

Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, 27 Hadoram, Uzal,(BE) Diklah, 28 Obal, Abimael, Sheba,(BF) 29 Ophir,(BG) Havilah and Jobab. All these were sons of Joktan.

30 The region where they lived stretched from Mesha toward Sephar, in the eastern hill country.

31 These are the sons of Shem by their clans and languages, in their territories and nations.

32 These are the clans of Noah’s sons,(BH) according to their lines of descent, within their nations. From these the nations spread out over the earth(BI) after the flood.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 10:2 Sons may mean descendants or successors or nations; also in verses 3, 4, 6, 7, 20-23, 29 and 31.
  2. Genesis 10:4 Some manuscripts of the Masoretic Text and Samaritan Pentateuch (see also Septuagint and 1 Chron. 1:7); most manuscripts of the Masoretic Text Dodanites
  3. Genesis 10:8 Father may mean ancestor or predecessor or founder; also in verses 13, 15, 24 and 26.
  4. Genesis 10:10 Or Uruk and Akkad—all of them in
  5. Genesis 10:10 That is, Babylonia
  6. Genesis 10:11 Or Nineveh with its city squares
  7. Genesis 10:15 Or of the Sidonians, the foremost
  8. Genesis 10:21 Or Shem, the older brother of
  9. Genesis 10:23 See Septuagint and 1 Chron. 1:17; Hebrew Mash.
  10. Genesis 10:24 Hebrew; Septuagint father of Cainan, and Cainan was the father of
  11. Genesis 10:25 Peleg means division.

17 Bring out every kind of living creature that is with you—the birds, the animals, and all the creatures that move along the ground—so they can multiply on the earth and be fruitful and increase in number on it.”(A)

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32 After Noah was 500 years old,(A) he became the father of Shem,(B) Ham and Japheth.(C)

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