Genesis 10:1-18 ▼

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.

15 Chanaan begat Sidon his first borne sonne, and Heth,

16 And Iebusi, and Emori, and Girgasi,

17 And Hiui also, and Arki, and Sini,

18 And Aruadi, and Semari, and Hamathi: and afterwarde were the kinredes of the Chanaanites spread abrode.