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1 These are the family records of Noah's sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. They also had sons after the deluge.

2 Japheth's sons: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.

3 Gomer's sons: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.

4 And Javan's sons: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.

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5 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.

6 Ham's sons: Cush, Egypt, Put, and Canaan.

7 Cush's sons: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. And Raamah's sons: Sheba and Dedan.

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8 Cush fathered Nimrod, who was the first powerful man on earth.

9 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."

10 His kingdom started with Babylon, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.

11 From that land he went to Assyria and built Nineveh, Rehoboth-ir, Calah,

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12 and Resen, between Nineveh and the great city Calah.

13 Egypt fathered Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim,

14 Pathrusim, Casluhim (the Philistines came from them), and Caphtorim.

15 Canaan fathered Sidon his firstborn, and the Hittites,

16 the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites,

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17 the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites,

18 the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. Afterwards the Canaanite clans scattered.

19 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.

20 These are Ham's sons, by their clans, according to their languages, in their own lands and their nations.

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21 And Shem, Japheth's older brother, also had children. Shem was the father of all the children of Eber.

22 Shem's sons were Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram.

23 Aram's sons: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.

24 Arpachshad fathered Shelah, and Shelah fathered Eber.

25 Eber had two sons. One was named Peleg, for during his days the earth was divided; his brother was named Joktan.

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26 And Joktan fathered Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,

27 Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,

28 Obal, Abimael, Sheba,

29 Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were Joktan's sons.

30 Their settlements extended from Mesha to Sephar, the eastern hill country.

31 These are Shem's sons by their clans, according to their languages, in their lands and their nations.

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32 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.