Genesis Chapter 10 (NASB)
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Now these are [the records of] the generations of Shem, Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah; and sons were born to them after the flood.
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The sons of Japheth [were] Gomer and Magog and Madai and Javan and Tubal and Meshech and Tiras.
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The sons of Gomer [were] Ashkenaz and Riphath and Togarmah.
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The sons of Javan [were] Elishah and Tarshish, Kittim and Dodanim.
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From these the coastlands of the nations were separated into their lands, every one according to his language, according to their families, into their nations.
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The sons of Ham [were] Cush and Mizraim and Put and Canaan.
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The sons of Cush [were] Seba and Havilah and Sabtah and Raamah and Sabteca; and the sons of Raamah [were] Sheba and Dedan.
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Now Cush became the father of Nimrod; he became a mighty one on the earth.
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He was a mighty hunter before the LORD; therefore it is said, 'Like Nimrod a mighty hunter before the LORD.'
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The beginning of his kingdom was Babel and Erech and Accad and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
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From that land he went forth into Assyria, and built Nineveh and Rehoboth-Ir and Calah,
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and Resen between Nineveh and Calah; that is the great city.
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Mizraim became the father of Ludim and Anamim and Lehabim and Naphtuhim
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and Pathrusim and Casluhim (from which came the Philistines) and Caphtorim.
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Canaan became the father of Sidon, his firstborn, and Heth
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and the Jebusite and the Amorite and the Girgashite
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and the Hivite and the Arkite and the Sinite
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and the Arvadite and the Zemarite and the Hamathite; and afterward the families of the Canaanite were spread abroad.
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The territory of the Canaanite extended from Sidon as you go toward Gerar, as far as Gaza; as you go toward Sodom and Gomorrah and Admah and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha.
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These are the sons of Ham, according to their families, according to their languages, by their lands, by their nations.
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Also to Shem, the father of all the children of Eber, [and] the older brother of Japheth, children were born.
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The sons of Shem [were] Elam and Asshur and Arpachshad and Lud and Aram.
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The sons of Aram [were] Uz and Hul and Gether and Mash.
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Arpachshad became the father of Shelah; and Shelah became the father of Eber.
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Two sons were born to Eber; the name of the one [was] Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided; and his brother's name [was] Joktan.
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Joktan became the father of Almodad and Sheleph and Hazarmaveth and Jerah
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and Hadoram and Uzal and Diklah
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and Obal and Abimael and Sheba
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and Ophir and Havilah and Jobab; all these were the sons of Joktan.
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Now their settlement extended from Mesha as you go toward Sephar, the hill country of the east.
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These are the sons of Shem, according to their families, according to their languages, by their lands, according to their nations.
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These are the families of the sons of Noah, according to their genealogies, by their nations; and out of these the nations were separated on the earth after the flood.
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