Genesis 10

1Now this is the history of the generations of the sons of Noah and of Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Sons were born to them after the flood.Cross-references: Gen 2:4 · Gen 5:1 · Gen 6:9 · Gen 9:1 · Gen 9:7 · Gen 9:19 · +1 more

2The sons of Japheth were: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.Cross-references: Gen 10:21 · 1Chr 1:5 · Isa 66:19 · Ezek 27:7 · Ezek 27:12 · Ezek 27:19 · +5 more

3The sons of Gomer were: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.Cross-references: Jer 51:27 · Ezek 27:14

4The sons of Javan were: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.Cross-references: Num 24:24 · Isa 23:1 · Isa 23:12 · Ezek 27:12 · Ezek 27:25 · Dan 11:30

5Of these were the islands of the nations divided in their lands, everyone after his language, after their families, in their nations.Cross-references: Gen 10:20 · Gen 10:25 · Gen 11:1 · Ps 72:10 · Isa 24:15 · Isa 40:15 · +10 more

6The sons of Ham were: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.Cross-references: Gen 9:22 · 1Chr 1:8 · 1Chr 4:40 · Ps 78:51 · Ps 105:23 · Ps 105:27 · +4 more

7The sons of Cush were: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah were: Sheba and Dedan.Cross-references: Gen 2:11 · 1Ki 10:1 · Ps 72:10 · Isa 21:13 · Ezek 27:15 · Ezek 27:22

8Cush became the father of Nimrod. He began to be a mighty one in the earth.Cross-references: Mic 5:6

9He was a mighty hunter before Yahweh. Therefore it is said, “like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before Yahweh”.Cross-references: Gen 6:4 · Gen 6:11 · Gen 13:13 · Gen 25:27 · Gen 27:30 · 2Chr 28:22 · +4 more

10The beginning of his kingdom was Babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.Cross-references: Gen 11:2 · Gen 11:9 · Gen 14:1 · Isa 10:9 · Isa 11:11 · Isa 39:1 · +6 more

11Out of that land he went into Assyria, and built Nineveh, Rehoboth Ir, Calah,Cross-references: Num 24:22 · Num 24:24 · 2Ki 19:36 · Ezra 4:2 · Ps 83:8 · Isa 37:37 · +10 more

12and Resen between Nineveh and the great city Calah.

13Mizraim became the father of Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim,Cross-references: 1Chr 1:11 · Jer 46:9 · Ezek 30:5

14Pathrusim, Casluhim (which the Philistines descended from), and Caphtorim.Cross-references: Deut 2:23 · 1Chr 1:12 · Isa 11:11 · Jer 44:1 · Jer 47:4 · Amos 9:7

15Canaan became the father of Sidon (his firstborn), Heth,Cross-references: Gen 15:18 · Gen 23:3 · Gen 28:3 · Gen 49:13 · Ex 3:8 · Ex 34:11 · +6 more

16the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites,Cross-references: Judg 1:21 · 2Sam 24:18 · Zech 9:7

17the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites,Cross-references: Gen 34:2

18the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. Afterward the families of the Canaanites were spread abroad.Cross-references: Num 34:8 · Josh 18:22 · 2Sam 8:9 · 2Ki 17:24 · 2Ki 17:30 · 2Chr 13:4 · +4 more

19The border of the Canaanites was from Sidon—as you go toward Gerar—to Gaza—as you go toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim—to Lasha.Cross-references: Gen 13:10 · Gen 14:2 · Gen 15:18 · Gen 18:20 · Gen 19:24 · Gen 20:1 · +8 more

20These are the sons of Ham, after their families, according to their languages, in their lands and their nations.Cross-references: Gen 10:6 · Gen 11:1

21Children were also born to Shem (the elder brother of Japheth), the father of all the children of Eber.Cross-references: Gen 11:10 · Num 24:24

22The sons of Shem were: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram.Cross-references: Gen 9:26 · Gen 14:1 · Num 23:7 · 2Ki 15:19 · 1Chr 1:17 · Job 1:17 · +7 more

23The sons of Aram were: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.Cross-references: Job 1:1 · Jer 25:20

24Arpachshad became the father of Shelah. Shelah became the father of Eber.Cross-references: Gen 11:12 · Luke 3:35

25To Eber were born two sons. The name of the one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided. His brother’s name was Joktan.Cross-references: Gen 10:21 · Gen 10:32 · Gen 11:16 · Deut 32:8 · 1Chr 1:19 · Luke 3:35 · +1 more

26Joktan became the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,Cross-references: 1Chr 1:20

27Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,Cross-references: 1Chr 1:20

28Obal, Abimael, Sheba,Cross-references: Gen 25:3 · 1Ki 10:1 · 1Chr 1:20

29Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.Cross-references: Gen 2:11 · Gen 25:18 · 1Sam 15:7 · 1Ki 9:28 · 1Ki 22:48 · 1Chr 8:18 · +6 more

30Their dwelling extended from Mesha, as you go toward Sephar, the mountain of the east.Cross-references: Num 23:7

31These are the sons of Shem, by their families, according to their languages, lands, and nations.Cross-references: Gen 10:5 · Gen 10:20 · Acts 17:26

32These are the families of the sons of Noah, by their generations, according to their nations. The nations divided from these in the earth after the flood.Cross-references: Gen 5:29 · Gen 9:1 · Gen 9:7 · Gen 9:19 · Gen 10:1 · Gen 10:20 · +3 more