The Hamites(A)

The sons of Ham:

Cush,(B) Egypt, Put(C) and Canaan.(D)

The sons of Cush:

Seba,(E) Havilah,(F) Sabtah, Raamah(G) and Sabteka.

The sons of Raamah:

Sheba(H) and Dedan.(I)

Cush was the father[a] of Nimrod,(J) who became a mighty warrior on the earth. He was a mighty(K) hunter(L) 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,(M) Uruk,(N) Akkad and Kalneh,(O) in[b] Shinar.[c](P)

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 10:8 Father may mean ancestor or predecessor or founder; also in verses 13, 15, 24 and 26.
  2. Genesis 10:10 Or Uruk and Akkad—all of them in
  3. Genesis 10:10 That is, Babylonia

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