Genesis 10:1-8 ▼

1 These are the records of Noah's sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth, to whom descendants were born after the flood.

2 Japheth's descendants included Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.

3 Gomer's descendants included Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.

4 Javan's descendants included Elisha, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim,

5 from whom the coastal peoples spread into their own lands and nations, each with their own language and family groups.

6 Ham's descendants included Cush, Egypt, Put, and Canaan.

7 Cush's descendants included Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. Raamah's descendants included Sheba and Dedan.

8 Cush fathered Nimrod, who became the first fearless leader throughout the land.