Genesis 10:1-14 ▼

1 These are the generations of the sonnes of Noah, Sem, Ham, and Iapheth: and vnto them were chyldren borne after the fludde.

2 The children of Iapheth: Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Iauan, and Thubal, Mesech, and Thiras.

3 The children of Gomer: Askenas, and Ripath, and Thogarma.

4 The children of Iauan: Elisa, & Tharsis, Kitthim, and Donanim.

5 Of these were the Iles of the gentiles deuided in their landes, euery one after his tongue, and after his kinrede, in their nations.

6 The children of Ham, Chus: and Mizraim, and Phut, and Chanaan.

7 And the children of Chus: Seba, and Hauilah, and Sabthah, and Raamah, and Sabtheca.

8 The children of Raamah: Seba, and Dedan, Chus also begat Nimrod.

9 The same began to be mightie in the earth, for he was a mightie hunter before the Lorde: Wherfore it is sayde, Euen as Nimrod the mightie hunter before the Lorde.

10 The begynnyng of his kingdome was Babel, and Erech, & Arab, and Calueh, in the lande of Sinar.

11 Out of that lande came Assur, and builded Niniue, and the citie Rehoboth, and Calah,

12 Resen also betweene Niniue & Chalah, and it is a great citie.

13 Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Nephthuim,

14 Pathrusim also, and Casluhim, (out of whom came Philisthiim) & Capthorim.