Genesis 10:13-32 ▼

13 Mizraim (land of bondage) was the father of the Ludites (to the firebrands), the Anamites (affliction of the waters), the Lehabites (flames), the Naphtuhites (openings),

14 the Pathrusites, the Casluhites (fortified) (from whom the Philistines (immigrants) came), and the Caphtorites.

15 And Canaan (sorrow) was the father of Sidon (hunting) his firstborn, and of the Hittites (terror),

16 the Jebusites (Jerusalemites), the Amorites (a sayer), the Girgashites (dwelling on clay),

17 the Hivites (villagers), the Arkites, the Sinites,

18 the Arvadites (I shall break loose), the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. Later the Canaanite (merchant) clans were scattered,

19 and the borders of Canaan (lowland) extended from Sidon (hunting) toward Gerar (a lodging place) as far as Gaza (the strong), and then toward Sodom (burning), Gomorrah (submersion), Admah (red earth), and Zeboiim (gazelles), as far as Lasha (fissure).

20 These are the sons of Ham (hot) according to their clans, languages, lands, and nations.

21 And sons were also born to Shem, the older brother of Japheth (Shem, whose older brother was Japheth); Shem was the forefather of all the sons of Eber (the region beyond).

22 The sons of Shem (name): Elam (eternity), Asshur (a step), Arphaxad (I fail as the breast), Lud (strife), and Aram (exalted).

23 The sons of Aram (exalted): Uz (wooded), Hul (circle), Gether (fear), and Mash [Meshech].

24 Arphaxad [was the father of Cainan, and Cainan] was the father of Shelah, and Shelah (sprout) was the father of Eber (the region beyond).

25 Two sons were born to Eber (the region beyond): One was named Peleg (division), because in his days the earth was divided, and his brother was named Joktan (smallness).

26 And Joktan (smallness) was the father of Almodad (not measured), Sheleph (a drawing forth), Hazarmaveth (village of death), Jerah (new moon),

27 Hadoram (noble honor), Uzal (I shall be flooded), Diklah (palm grove),

28 Obal (stripped bare), Abimael (my father is God), Sheba (seven),

29 Ophir (reducing to ashes), Havilah (circle), and Jobab (a desert). All these were sons of Joktan (smallness).

30 Their territory extended from Mesha (freedom) to Sephar (a numbering), in the eastern hill country.

31 These are the sons of Shem (name), according to their clans, languages, lands, and nations.

32 All these are the clans of Noah’s (comfort) sons, according to their generations and nations. From these the nations of the earth spread out after the flood.