Thematic Bible
Genesis 10:1 (show verse)
These are the records of the generations (descendants) of Shem, Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah; and the sons born to them after the flood:
Genesis 10:2 (show verse)
the sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras;
Genesis 10:3 (show verse)
the sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah;
Genesis 10:4 (show verse)
the sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
Genesis 10:5 (show verse)
From these, [the people of] the coastlands of the nations were separated and spread into their lands, every one according to his own language, according to their constituent groups (families), and into their nations:
Genesis 10:6 (show verse)
the sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim [from whom descended the Egyptians], Put, and Canaan;
Genesis 10:7 (show verse)
the sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca; and the sons of Raamah; Sheba and Dedan.
Genesis 10:8 (show verse)
Cush became the father of Nimrod; he became a mighty one on the earth.
Genesis 10:9 (show verse)
He was a mighty hunter before the Lord; therefore it is said, “Like Nimrod a mighty hunter before the Lord.”
Genesis 10:10 (show verse)
The beginning of his kingdom was Babel and Erech and Accad and Calneh, in the land of Shinar [in Babylonia].
Genesis 10:11 (show verse)
From that land Nimrod went to Assyria, and built Nineveh, and Rehoboth-Ir, and Calah,
Genesis 10:12 (show verse)
and [Nimrod built] Resen, which is between Nineveh and Calah; all these [combined to form] the great city [Nineveh].
Genesis 10:13 (show verse)
Mizraim [the ancestor of the Egyptians] became the father of Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim
Genesis 10:14 (show verse)
and Pathrusim and Casluhim—from whom came the Philistines—and Caphtorim.
Genesis 10:15 (show verse)
Canaan became the father of Sidon, his firstborn, and Heth
Genesis 10:16 (show verse)
and the Jebusite and the Amorite and the Girgashite
Genesis 10:17 (show verse)
and the Hivite and the Arkite and the Sinite
Genesis 10:18 (show verse)
and the Arvadite and the Zemarite and the Hamathite. Afterward the families of the Canaanite were spread abroad.
Genesis 10:19 (show verse)
The territory of the Canaanite extended from Sidon as one goes to Gerar, as far as Gaza; and as one goes to Sodom and Gomorrah and Admah and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha.
Genesis 10:20 (show verse)
These are the descendants of Ham according to their constituent groups, according to their languages, by their lands, and by their nations.
Genesis 10:21 (show verse)
Also to Shem, the father of all the children of Eber [including the Hebrews], the older brother of Japheth, children were born.
Genesis 10:22 (show verse)
The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud and Aram;
Genesis 10:23 (show verse)
the sons of Aram [ancestor of the Syrians]: Uz, Hul, Gether and Mash.
Genesis 10:24 (show verse)
Arpachshad became the father of Shelah; and Shelah became the father of Eber.
Genesis 10:25 (show verse)
Two sons were born to Eber; the name of one was Peleg (division), for [the inhabitants of] the earth were divided in his days; and his brother’s name was Joktan.
Genesis 10:26 (show verse)
Joktan became the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
Genesis 10:27 (show verse)
and Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,
Genesis 10:28 (show verse)
and Obal, Abimael, Sheba,
Genesis 10:29 (show verse)
and Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab; all these were the sons of Joktan.
Genesis 10:30 (show verse)
Now their territory extended from Mesha as one goes toward Sephar, to the hill country of the east.
Genesis 10:31 (show verse)
These are Shem’s descendants according to their constituent groups (families), according to their languages, by their lands, according to their nations.
Genesis 10:32 (show verse)
These are the families of the sons of Noah, according to their descendants, by their nations; and from these [people] the nations were separated and spread abroad on the earth after the flood.