Thematic Bible
Genesis 10:1 (show verse)
These are the family records of Noah’s sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. They also had sons after the flood.
Genesis 10:2 (show verse)
Japheth’s sons: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
Genesis 10:3 (show verse)
Gomer’s sons: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.
Genesis 10:4 (show verse)
And Javan’s sons: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
Genesis 10:5 (show verse)
The coastland peoples spread out into their lands. These are Japheth’s sons by their clans, in their nations. Each group had its own language.
Genesis 10:6 (show verse)
Ham’s sons: Cush, Egypt, Put, and Canaan.
Genesis 10:7 (show verse)
Cush’s sons: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. And Raamah’s sons: Sheba and Dedan.
Genesis 10:8 (show verse)
Cush fathered Nimrod, who was the first powerful man on earth.
Genesis 10:9 (show verse)
He was a powerful hunter in the sight of the Lord. That is why it is said, “Like Nimrod, a powerful hunter in the sight of the Lord.”
Genesis 10:10 (show verse)
His kingdom started with Babylon, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
Genesis 10:11 (show verse)
From that land he went to Assyria and built Nineveh, Rehoboth-ir, Calah,
Genesis 10:12 (show verse)
and Resen, between Nineveh and the great city Calah.
Genesis 10:13 (show verse)
Mizraim fathered Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim,
Genesis 10:14 (show verse)
Pathrusim, Casluhim (the Philistines came from them), and Caphtorim.
Genesis 10:15 (show verse)
Canaan fathered Sidon his firstborn, then Heth,
Genesis 10:16 (show verse)
the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites,
Genesis 10:17 (show verse)
the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites,
Genesis 10:18 (show verse)
the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. Afterward the Canaanite clans scattered.
Genesis 10:19 (show verse)
The Canaanite border went from Sidon going toward Gerar as far as Gaza, and going toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim as far as Lasha.
Genesis 10:20 (show verse)
These are Ham’s sons, by their clans, according to their languages, in their own lands and their nations.
Genesis 10:21 (show verse)
And Shem, Japheth’s older brother, also had sons. Shem was the father of all the sons of Eber.
Genesis 10:22 (show verse)
Shem’s sons were Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram.
Genesis 10:23 (show verse)
Aram’s sons: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.
Genesis 10:24 (show verse)
Arpachshad fathered Shelah, and Shelah fathered Eber.
Genesis 10:25 (show verse)
Eber had two sons. One was named Peleg, for during his days the earth was divided; his brother was named Joktan.
Genesis 10:26 (show verse)
And Joktan fathered Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
Genesis 10:27 (show verse)
Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,
Genesis 10:28 (show verse)
Obal, Abimael, Sheba,
Genesis 10:29 (show verse)
Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were Joktan’s sons.
Genesis 10:30 (show verse)
Their settlements extended from Mesha to Sephar, the eastern hill country.
Genesis 10:31 (show verse)
These are Shem’s sons by their clans, according to their languages, in their lands and their nations.
Genesis 10:32 (show verse)
These are the clans of Noah’s sons, according to their family records, in their nations. The nations on earth spread out from these after the flood.