Genesis 10:1-32 TLB

[1] These are the families of Shem, Ham, and Japheth, who were the three sons of Noah; for sons were born to them after the flood. [2] The sons of Japheth were: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, Tiras. [3] The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath, Togarmah. [4] The sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, Dodanim. [5] Their descendants became the maritime nations in various lands, each with a separate language. [6] The sons of Ham were: Cush, Mizraim, Put, Canaan. [7] The sons of Cush were: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, Sabteca. The sons of Raamah were: Sheba, Dedan. [8] One of the descendants of Cush was Nimrod, who became the first of the kings. [9] He was a mighty hunter, blessed of God, and his name became proverbial. People would speak of someone as being "like Nimrod-a mighty hunter, blessed of God." [10] The heart of his empire included Babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh in the land of Shinar. [11] From there he extended his reign to Assyria. He built Nineveh, Rehoboth-Ir, Calah, and Resen (which is located between Nineveh and Calah), the main city of the empire. [13] Mizraim was the ancestor of the people inhabiting these areas: Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim, Pathrusim, Casluhim (from whom came the Philistines), and Caphtorim. [15] Canaan's oldest son was Sidon, and he was also the father of Heth; from Canaan descended these nations: Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashites, Hivites, Arkites, Sinites, Arvadites, Zemarites, Hamathites. Eventually the descendants of Canaan spread from Sidon all the way to Gerar, in the Gaza strip; and to Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, near Lasha. [20] These, then, were the descendants of Ham, spread abroad in many lands and nations, with many languages. [21] Eber descended from Shem, the oldest brother of Japheth. [22] Here is a list of Shem's other descendants: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, Aram. [23] Aram's sons were: Uz, Hul, Gether, Mash. [24] Arpachshad's son was Shelah, and Shelah's son was Eber. [25] Two sons were born to Eber: Peleg (meaning "Division," for during his lifetime the people of the world were separated and dispersed), and Joktan (Peleg's brother). [26] Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, Obal, Abima-el, Sheba, Ophir, Havi-lah, Jobab. These descendants of Joktan lived all the way from Mesha to the eastern hills of Sephar. [31] These, then, were the descendants of Shem, classified according to their political groupings, languages, and geographical locations. [32] All of the men listed above descended from Noah, through many generations, living in the various nations that developed after the flood.