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Genesis 10
New King James Version

### Nations Descended from Noah(A)

10 Now this is the genealogy of the sons of Noah: Shem, Ham, and Japheth. (B)And sons were born to them after the flood.

2 (C)The sons of Japheth were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras. 3 The sons of Gomer were Ashkenaz, [a]Riphath, and Togarmah. 4 The sons of Javan were Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and [b]Dodanim. 5 From these (D)the coastland peoples of the Gentiles were separated into their lands, everyone according to his language, according to their families, into their nations.

6 (E)The sons of Ham were Cush, Mizraim, [c]Put, and Canaan. 7 The sons of Cush were Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabtechah; and the sons of Raamah were Sheba and Dedan.

8 Cush begot (F)Nimrod; he began to be a mighty one on the earth. 9 He was a mighty (G)hunter (H)before the Lord; therefore it is said, “Like Nimrod the mighty hunter before the Lord.” 10 (I)And the beginning of his kingdom was (J)Babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar. 11 From that land he went (K)to Assyria and built Nineveh, Rehoboth Ir, Calah, 12 and Resen between Nineveh and Calah (that is the principal city).

13 Mizraim begot Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim, 14 Pathrusim, and Casluhim (L)(from whom came the Philistines and Caphtorim).

15 Canaan begot Sidon his firstborn, and (M)Heth; 16 (N)the Jebusite, the Amorite, and the Girgashite; 17 the Hivite, the Arkite, and the Sinite; 18 the Arvadite, the Zemarite, and the Hamathite. Afterward the families of the Canaanites were dispersed. 19 (O)And the border of the Canaanites was from Sidon as you go toward Gerar, as far as Gaza; then as you go toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha. 20 These were the sons of Ham, according to their families, according to their languages, in their lands and in their nations.

21 And children were born also to Shem, the father of all the children of Eber, [d]the brother of Japheth the elder. 22 The (P)sons of Shem were Elam, Asshur, (Q)Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram. 23 The sons of Aram were Uz, Hul, Gether, and [e]Mash. 24 [f]Arphaxad begot (R)Salah, and Salah begot Eber. 25 (S)To Eber were born two sons: the name of one was [g]Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided; and his brother’s name was Joktan. 26 Joktan begot Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, 27 Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, 28 [h]Obal, Abimael, Sheba, 29 Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan. 30 And their dwelling place was from Mesha as you go toward Sephar, the mountain of the east. 31 These were the sons of Shem, according to their families, according to their languages, in their lands, according to their nations.

32 (T)These were the families of the sons of Noah, according to their generations, in their nations; (U)and from these the nations were divided on the earth after the flood.

#### Footnotes

1. Genesis 10:3 Diphath, 1 Chr. 1:6
2. Genesis 10:4 Sam. Rodanim and 1 Chr. 1:7
3. Genesis 10:6 Or Phut
4. Genesis 10:21 Or the older brother of Japheth
5. Genesis 10:23 LXX Meshech and 1 Chr. 1:17
6. Genesis 10:24 So with MT, Vg., Tg.; LXX Arphaxad begot Cainan, and Cainan begot Salah (cf. Luke 3:35, 36)
7. Genesis 10:25 Lit. Division
8. Genesis 10:28 Ebal, 1 Chr. 1:22

#### Cross references

1. Genesis 10:1 : 1 Chr. 1:5–27
2. Genesis 10:1 : Gen. 9:1, 7, 19
3. Genesis 10:2 : 1 Chr. 1:5–7
4. Genesis 10:5 : Gen. 11:8; Ps. 72:10; Jer. 2:10; 25:22
5. Genesis 10:6 : 1 Chr. 1:8–16
6. Genesis 10:8 : Mic. 5:6
7. Genesis 10:9 : Jer. 16:16; Mic. 7:2
8. Genesis 10:9 : Gen. 21:20
9. Genesis 10:10 : Mic. 5:6
10. Genesis 10:10 : Gen. 11:9
11. Genesis 10:11 : Gen. 25:18; 2 Kin. 19:36; Mic. 5:6
12. Genesis 10:14 : 1 Chr. 1:12
13. Genesis 10:15 : Gen. 23:3
14. Genesis 10:16 : Gen. 14:7; 15:19–21; Deut. 7:1; Neh. 9:8
15. Genesis 10:19 : Gen. 13:12, 14, 15, 17; 15:18–21; Num. 34:2–12
16. Genesis 10:22 : Gen. 11:10–26; 1 Chr. 1:17–28
17. Genesis 10:22 : Gen. 10:24; 11:10; Luke 3:36
18. Genesis 10:24 : Gen. 11:12; Luke 3:35
19. Genesis 10:25 : 1 Chr. 1:19
20. Genesis 10:32 : Gen. 10:1
21. Genesis 10:32 : Gen. 9:19; 11:8

New King James Version (NKJV)

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