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) 11 From that land he went to Assyria,(Q) where he built Nineveh,(R) Rehoboth Ir,[d] 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(S) came) and Caphtorites.(T)

15 Canaan(U) was the father of

Sidon(V) his firstborn,[e](W) and of the Hittites,(X) 16 Jebusites,(Y) Amorites,(Z) Girgashites,(AA) 17 Hivites,(AB) Arkites, Sinites, 18 Arvadites,(AC) Zemarites and Hamathites.(AD)

Later the Canaanite(AE) clans scattered 19 and the borders of Canaan(AF) reached from Sidon(AG) toward Gerar(AH) as far as Gaza,(AI) and then toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboyim,(AJ) as far as Lasha.

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

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Notas al pie

  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
  4. Genesis 10:11 Or Nineveh with its city squares
  5. Genesis 10:15 Or of the Sidonians, the foremost

Descendants of Ham

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

The descendants of Cush were Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The descendants of Raamah were Sheba and Dedan.

Cush was also the ancestor of Nimrod, who was the first heroic warrior on earth. Since he was the greatest hunter in the world,[a] his name became proverbial. People would say, “This man is like Nimrod, the greatest hunter in the world.” 10 He built his kingdom in the land of Babylonia,[b] with the cities of Babylon, Erech, Akkad, and Calneh. 11 From there he expanded his territory to Assyria,[c] building the cities of Nineveh, Rehoboth-ir, Calah, 12 and Resen (the great city located between Nineveh and Calah).

13 Mizraim was the ancestor of the Ludites, Anamites, Lehabites, Naphtuhites, 14 Pathrusites, Casluhites, and the Caphtorites, from whom the Philistines came.[d]

15 Canaan’s oldest son was Sidon, the ancestor of the Sidonians. Canaan was also the ancestor of the Hittites,[e] 16 Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashites, 17 Hivites, Arkites, Sinites, 18 Arvadites, Zemarites, and Hamathites. The Canaanite clans eventually spread out, 19 and the territory of Canaan extended from Sidon in the north to Gerar and Gaza in the south, and east as far as Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, near Lasha.

20 These were the descendants of Ham, identified by clan, language, territory, and national identity.

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Notas al pie

  1. 10:9 Hebrew a great hunter before the Lord; also in 10:9b.
  2. 10:10 Hebrew Shinar.
  3. 10:11 Or From that land Assyria went out.
  4. 10:14 Hebrew Casluhites, from whom the Philistines came, and Caphtorites. Compare Jer 47:4; Amos 9:7.
  5. 10:15 Hebrew ancestor of Heth.