'Clans' in the Bible
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.
the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. Afterward the Canaanite clans scattered.
These are Ham’s sons, by their clans, according to their languages, in their own lands and their nations.
These are Shem’s sons by their clans, according to their languages, in their lands and their nations.
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.
These are Ishmael’s sons, and these are their names by their villages and encampments: 12 leaders of their clans.