Genesis 10:1-14 ▼

1 Now these are the generations of Shem, Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah; and sons were born to them after the flood.

2 The sons of Japheth were Gomer and Magog and Madai and Javan and Tubal and Meshech and Tiras.

3 The sons of Gomer were Ashkenaz and Riphath and Togarmah.

4 The sons of Javan were Elishah and Tarshish, Kittim and Dodanim.

5 From these the coastlands of the nations were separated into their lands, every one according to his tongue, according to their families, into their nations.

6 The sons of Ham were Cush and Mizraim and Put and Canaan.

7 The sons of Cush were Seba and Havilah and Sabtah and Raamah and Sabteca; and the sons of Raamah were Sheba and Dedan.

8 Now Cush was the father of Nimrod; he began to be a mighty one on the earth.

9 He was a mighty hunter before Yahweh; therefore it is said, “Like Nimrod a mighty hunter before Yahweh.”

10 The beginning of his kingdom was Babel and Erech and Accad and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.

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

12 and Resen between Nineveh and Calah; that is the great city.

13 Mizraim was the father of Ludim and Anamim and Lehabim and Naphtuhim

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