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

2 T he sons of Japheth: Gomer and Magog and Madai and Javan and Tubal and Meshech and Tiras.

3 A nd the sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz and Riphath and Togarmah.

4 A nd the sons of Javan: Elishah and Tarshish, Kittim and Dodanim.

5 B y these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands, each one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.

6 ¶ And the sons of Ham: Cush and Mizraim and Phut and Canaan.

7 A nd the sons of Cush: Seba and Havilah and Sabtah and Raamah and Sabtecha. And the sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.

8 A nd Cush begat Nimrod. He began to be powerful in the earth.

9 H e was a powerful hunter before the LORD; therefore it is said, Even as Nimrod, the powerful hunter before the LORD.

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

11 O ut of that land went forth Asshur, who built Nineveh and the city Rehoboth and Calah

12 a nd Resen between Nineveh and Calah; the same is a great city.

13 A nd Mizraim begat Ludim and Anamim and Lehabim and Naphtuhim

14 a nd Pathrusim and Casluhim (out of whom came the Philistines) and Caphtorim.

15 ¶ And Canaan begat Sidon, his firstborn, and Heth

16 a nd Jebusite and Amorite and Girgasite

17 a nd Hivite and Arkite and Sinite

18 a nd Arvadite and Zemarite and Hamathite; and afterward were the families of the Canaanites spread abroad.

19 A nd the border of the Canaanites was from Sidon, as thou comest to Gerar unto Gaza, as thou goest, unto Sodom and Gomorrah and Admah and Zeboim, even unto Lasha.

20 T hese are the sons of Ham, after their families, after their tongues, in their countries, and in their nations.

21 ¶ Unto Shem also, the father of all the sons of Eber, the elder brother of Japheth, even to him were sons born.

22 T he sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.

23 A nd the sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.

24 A nd Arphaxad begat Salah, and Salah begat Eber.

25 A nd unto Eber were born two sons; the name of one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided; and his brother’s name was Joktan.

26 A nd Joktan begat Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,

27 H adoram, Uzal, Diklah,

28 O bal, Abimael, Sheba,

29 O phir, Havilah, and Jobab; all these were the sons of Joktan.

30 A nd their dwelling was from Mesha as thou goest unto Sephar, mount of the east.

31 T hese are the sons of Shem, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after their nations.

32 T hese are the families of the sons of Noah, after their descendants, in their nations; and by these were the Gentiles divided in the earth after the flood.