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Now this is the history of the generations of the sons of Noah and of Shem , Ham , and Japheth . Sons were born to them after the flood.
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The sons of Japheth : Gomer , Magog , Madai , Javan , Tubal , Meshech, and Tiras .
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The sons of Gomer : Ashkenaz, Riphath , and Togarmah .
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The sons of Javan : Elishah , Tarshish , Kittim, and Dodanim.
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Of these were the islands of the nations divided in their lands , everyone after his language , after their families , in their nations .
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The sons of Ham : Cush, Mizraim , Put , and Canaan .
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The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah , Sabtah, Raamah , and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah : Sheba and Dedan .
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Cush became the father of Nimrod . He began to be a mighty one in the earth .
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He was a mighty hunter before Yahweh . Therefore it is said , "Like Nimrod , a mighty hunter before Yahweh ."
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The beginning of his kingdom was Babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh , in the land of Shinar .
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Out of that land he went forth into Assyria, and built Nineveh , Rehoboth Ir, Calah ,
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and Resen between Nineveh and Calah (the same is the great city ).
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Mizraim became the father of Ludim , Anamim, Lehabim , Naphtuhim ,
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Pathrusim, Casluhim (which the Philistines descended from), and Caphtorim.
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Canaan became the father of Sidon (his firstborn ), Heth ,
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the Jebusite, the Amorite, the Girgashite,
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the Hivite , the Arkite, the Sinite,
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the Arvadite, the Zemarite, and the Hamathite . Afterward the families of the Canaanites were spread abroad.
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The border of the Canaanites was from Sidon, as you go toward Gerar , to Gaza ; as you go toward Sodom , Gomorrah , Admah, and Zeboiim , to Lasha .
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These are the sons of Ham , after their families , after their languages, in their lands , in their nations .
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To Shem , the father of all the children of Eber , the elder brother of Japheth , to him also were children born .
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The sons of Shem : Elam , Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud , and Aram .
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The sons of Aram : Uz , Hul , Gether , and Mash .
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Arpachshad became the father of Shelah. Shelah became the father of Eber .
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To Eber were born two sons. The name of the one was Peleg , for in his days the earth was divided. His brother 's name was Joktan .
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Joktan became the father of Almodad , Sheleph , Hazarmaveth , Jerah ,
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Ophir , Havilah , and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan .
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Their dwelling was from Mesha, as you go toward Sephar , the mountain of the east.
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These are the sons of Shem , after their families , after their languages, in their lands , after their nations .
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These are the families of the sons of Noah , after their generations, in their nations . Of these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood.