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Nations Descended from Noah
These are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth; sons were born to them after the flood.
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From these the coastland peoples spread. These are the sons of Japheth in their lands, each with his own language, by their families, in their nations.
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These are the sons of Ham, by their families, their languages, their lands, and their nations.
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These are the sons of Shem, by their families, their languages, their lands, and their nations.
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These are the families of the sons of Noah, according to their genealogies, in their nations; and from these the nations spread abroad on the earth after the flood.
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“Behold, my covenant is with you, and you shall be the father of a multitude of nations.
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No longer shall your name be 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 shall come forth from you.
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I will bless her, and moreover I will give you a son by her; I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of peoples shall come from her.”
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seeing that Abraham shall become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall bless themselves by him?
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and by your descendants shall all the nations of the earth bless themselves, 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, born of you, shall be divided; the one shall be stronger than the other, the elder shall serve the younger.”
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I will multiply your descendants as the stars of heaven, and will give to your descendants all these lands; and by your descendants all the nations of the earth shall bless themselves:
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Let peoples serve you, and nations bow down to you. Be lord over your brothers, and may your mother’s sons bow down to you. Cursed be every one who curses you, and blessed be every one who blesses you!”
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And God said to him, “I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall come from you, and kings shall spring from you.
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But his father refused, and said, “I know, my son, I know; he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great; nevertheless his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his descendants shall become a multitude of nations.”
