Genesis 10:1-32 NIrV

[1] Here is the story of Shem, Ham and Japheth. They were Noah’s sons. After the flood, they also had sons. [2] The sons of Japheth were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshek and Tiras. [3] The sons of Gomer were Ashkenaz, Riphath and Togarmah. [4] The sons of Javan were Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites and the Rodanites. [5] From these people came the families who lived near the Mediterranean Sea. Each tribe and nation then spread out into its own territory and had its own language. [6] The sons of Ham were Cush, Egypt, Put and Canaan. [7] The sons of Cush were Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah and Sabteka. The sons of Raamah were Sheba and Dedan. [8] Cush was the father of Nimrod. Nimrod became a mighty hero on the earth. [9] He was a mighty hunter in the LORD’s eyes. That’s why people sometimes compare others with Nimrod. They say, “They are like Nimrod, who was a mighty hunter in the LORD’s eyes.” [10] The first capital cities of Nimrod’s kingdom were Babylon, Uruk, Akkad and Kalneh. These cities were in the land of Babylon. [11] From that land he went to Assyria. There he built Nineveh, Rehoboth Ir and Calah. [12] He also built Resen, which is between Nineveh and Calah. Nineveh is the most famous city. [13] Egypt was the father of the Ludites, Anamites, Lehabites, Naphtuhites, [14] Pathrusites, Kasluhites and Caphtorites. The Philistines came from the Kasluhites. [15] Canaan was the father of Sidon. Sidon was his oldest son. Canaan was also the father of the Hittites, [16] Jebusites, Amorites and Girgashites. [17] And he was the father of the Hivites, Arkites, Sinites, [18] Arvadites, Zemarites and Hamathites. Later the Canaanite tribes scattered. [19] The borders of Canaan reached from Sidon toward Gerar all the way to Gaza. Then they continued toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboyim all the way to Lasha. [20] These are the sons of Ham. They are listed by their tribes and languages in their territories and nations. [21] Sons were also born to Shem, Japheth’s younger brother. All the sons of Eber belonged to Shem’s family line. [22] The sons of Shem were Elam, Ashur, Arphaxad, Lud and Aram. [23] The sons of Aram were Uz, Hul, Gether and Meshek. [24] Arphaxad was the father of Shelah. Shelah was the father of Eber. [25] Eber had two sons. One was named Peleg. That’s because the earth was divided up in his time. His brother was named Joktan. [26] Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, [27] Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, [28] Obal, Abimael, Sheba, [29] Ophir, Havilah and Jobab. They were all sons of Joktan. [30] The area where they lived stretched from Mesha toward Sephar. It was in the eastern hill country. [31] These are the sons of Shem. They are listed by their tribes and languages in their territories and nations. [32] These are the tribes of Noah’s sons. They are listed by their family lines within their nations. From them the nations spread out over the earth after the flood.