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1 Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth: these are the sons which they had after the great flow of waters
1 Now this is the history of the generations of the sons of Noah and of Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Sons were born to them after the flood.
2 The sons of Japheth: Gomer and Magog and Madai and Javan and Tubal and Meshech and Tiras.
2 The sons of Japheth were: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
3 And the sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz and Riphath and Togarmah.
3 The sons of Gomer were: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.
4 And the sons of Javan: Elishah and Tarshish, the Kittim and the Dodanim.
4 The sons of Javan were: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
5 From these came the nations of the sea-lands, with their different families and languages.
5 Of these were the islands of the nations divided in their lands, everyone after his language, after their families, in their nations.
6 And the sons of Ham: Cush and Mizraim and Put and Canaan.
6 The sons of Ham were: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
7 And the sons of Cush: Seba and Havilah and Sabtah and Raamah and Sabteca; and the sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.
7 The sons of Cush were: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah were: Sheba and Dedan.
8 And Cush was the father of Nimrod, who was the first of the great men of the earth.
8 Cush became the father of Nimrod. He began to be a mighty one on the earth.
9 He was a very great bowman, so that there is a saying, Like Nimrod, a very great bowman.
9 He was a mighty hunter before Yahweh. Therefore it is said, “like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before Yahweh”.
10 And at the first, his kingdom was Babel and Erech and Accad and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
10 The beginning of his kingdom was Babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
11 From that land he went out into Assyria, building Nineveh with its wide streets and Calah,
11 Out of that land he went into Assyria, and built Nineveh, Rehoboth Ir, Calah,
12 And Resen between Nineveh and Calah, which is a very great town.
12 and Resen between Nineveh and the great city Calah.
13 And Mizraim was the father of the Ludim and Anamim and Lehabim and Naphtuhim;
13 Mizraim became the father of Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim,
14 And Pathrusim and Casluhim and Caphtorim, from whom came the Philistines.
14 Pathrusim, Casluhim (which the Philistines descended from), and Caphtorim.
15 And Canaan was the father of Zidon, who was his oldest son, and Heth,
15 Canaan became the father of Sidon (his firstborn), Heth,
16 And the Jebusite and the Amorite and the Girgashite,
16 the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites,
17 And the Hivite and the Arkite and the Sinite,
17 the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites,
18 And the Arvadite and the Zemarite and the Hamathite; after that the families of the Canaanites went far and wide in all directions;
18 the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. Afterward the families of the Canaanites were spread abroad.
19 Their country stretching from Zidon to Gaza, in the direction of Gerar; and to Lasha, in the direction of Sodom and Gomorrah and Admah and Zeboiim.
19 The border of the Canaanites was from Sidon—as you go toward Gerar—to Gaza—as you go toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim—to Lasha.
20 All these, with their different families, languages, lands, and nations, are the offspring of Ham.
20 These are the sons of Ham, after their families, according to their languages, in their lands and their nations.
21 And Shem, the older brother of Japheth, the father of the children of Eber, had other sons in addition.
21 Children were also born to Shem (the elder brother of Japheth), the father of all the children of Eber.
22 These are the sons of Shem: Elam and Asshur and Arpachshad and Lud and Aram.
22 The sons of Shem were: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram.
23 And the sons of Aram: Uz and Hul and Gether and Mash.
23 The sons of Aram were: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.
24 And Arpachshad became the father of Shelah; and Shelah became the father of Eber.
24 Arpachshad became the father of Shelah. Shelah became the father of Eber.
25 And Eber had two sons: the name of the one was Peleg, because in his time the peoples of the earth became separate; and his brother's name was Joktan.
25 To Eber were born two sons. The name of the one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided. His brother’s name was Joktan.
26 And Joktan was the father of Almodad and Sheleph and Hazarmaveth and Jerah
26 Joktan became the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
27 And Hadoram and Uzal and Diklah
27 Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,
28 And Obal and Abimael and Sheba
28 Obal, Abimael, Sheba,
29 And Ophir and Havilah and Jobab; all these were the sons of Joktan.
29 Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.
30 And their country was from Mesha, in the direction of Sephar, the mountain of the east.
30 Their dwelling extended from Mesha, as you go toward Sephar, the mountain of the east.
31 These, with their families and their languages and their lands and their nations, are the offspring of Shem.
31 These are the sons of Shem, by their families, according to their languages, lands, and nations.
32 These are the families of the sons of Noah, in the order of their generations and their nations: from these came all the nations of the earth after the great flow of waters.
32 These are the families of the sons of Noah, by their generations, according to their nations. The nations divided from these on the earth after the flood.

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  • Abimael

    Son of Joktan

    Listed among the thirteen sons of Joktan, a descendant of Shem through Eber.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 10:28; 1 Chronicles 1:22

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  • Almodad

    Son of Joktan

    Listed among the thirteen sons of Joktan, a descendant of Shem through Eber.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 10:26; 1 Chronicles 1:20

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  • Amorite

    Son of Canaan

    Listed among those whom Canaan fathered in the Table of Nations (BSB: 'the Amorites'), a Canaanite clan.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 10:16; 1 Chronicles 1:14

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  • Anamim

    Son of Mizraim

    Listed among those whom Mizraim fathered in the Table of Nations (BSB: 'the Anamites').

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 10:13; 1 Chronicles 1:11

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  • Aram

    Ancestor of the Arameans

    A son of Shem and ancestor of the Arameans, the peoples of Syria.

    Cited in the guide: Gen. 10:22-23

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  • Arkite

    Son of Canaan

    Listed among those whom Canaan fathered in the Table of Nations (BSB: 'the Arkites'), a Canaanite clan.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 10:17; 1 Chronicles 1:15

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  • Arphaxad

    Son of Shem

    Born two years after the flood, a link from Shem toward Abraham.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 10:22–24; 11:10–13

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  • Arvadite

    Son of Canaan

    Listed among those whom Canaan fathered in the Table of Nations (BSB: 'the Arvadites'), a Canaanite clan.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 10:18; 1 Chronicles 1:16

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  • Ashkenaz

    Son of Gomer

    Listed first among the sons of Gomer in the Table of Nations.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 10:3; 1 Chronicles 1:6

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  • Asshur

    Ancestor of the Assyrians

    A son of Shem and ancestor of the Assyrians of the upper Tigris.

    Cited in the guide: Gen. 10:22

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  • Canaan

    Ancestor of the Canaanites

    A son of Ham and ancestor of the Canaanites who peopled the Promised Land.

    Cited in the guide: Gen. 10:6,15-19

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  • Caphtorim

    Son of Mizraim

    Listed among those whom Mizraim fathered in the Table of Nations (BSB: 'the Caphtorites').

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 10:14; 1 Chronicles 1:12

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  • Casluhim

    Son of Mizraim

    Listed among those whom Mizraim fathered in the Table of Nations (BSB: 'the Casluhites'), from whom the Philistines came.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 10:14; 1 Chronicles 1:12

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  • Cush

    Ancestor of the Cushites

    A son of Ham and ancestor of the Cushites of Ethiopia and Nubia.

    Cited in the guide: Gen. 10:6-8

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  • Dedan

    Son of Raamah

    Listed with Sheba as a son of Raamah, Cush's son, in the Table of Nations.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 10:7; 1 Chronicles 1:9

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  • Diklah

    Son of Joktan

    Listed among the thirteen sons of Joktan, a descendant of Shem through Eber.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 10:27; 1 Chronicles 1:21

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  • Eber

    Namesake of the Hebrews

    The name behind the word 'Hebrew,' father of Peleg.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 10:24–25; 11:14–17

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  • Elam

    Ancestor of the Elamites

    A son of Shem and ancestor of the Elamites east of Babylon, near Persia.

    Cited in the guide: Gen. 10:22

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  • Elishah

    Son of Javan

    Listed first among the sons of Javan in the Table of Nations.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 10:4; 1 Chronicles 1:7

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  • Gether

    Son of Aram

    Listed among the sons of Aram in the Table of Nations.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 10:23; 1 Chronicles 1:17

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  • Girgashite

    Son of Canaan

    Listed among those whom Canaan fathered in the Table of Nations (BSB: 'the Girgashites'), a Canaanite clan.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 10:16; 1 Chronicles 1:14

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  • Gomer

    Ancestor of northern peoples

    A son of Japheth and ancestor of northern peoples linked to the Cimmerians.

    Cited in the guide: Gen. 10:2-3

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  • Hadoram

    Son of Joktan

    Listed among the thirteen sons of Joktan, a descendant of Shem through Eber.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 10:27; 1 Chronicles 1:21

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  • Ham

    Father of Canaan

    A son of Noah whose descendants filled the Table of Nations.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 9:18–25; 10:6–20

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  • Hamathite

    Son of Canaan

    Listed among those whom Canaan fathered in the Table of Nations (BSB: 'the Hamathites'), a Canaanite clan.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 10:18; 1 Chronicles 1:16

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  • Havilah

    Son of Cush

    Listed among the sons of Cush in the Table of Nations.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 10:7; 1 Chronicles 1:9

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  • Havilah

    Son of Joktan

    Listed among the thirteen sons of Joktan, a descendant of Shem through Eber.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 10:29; 1 Chronicles 1:23

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  • Hazarmaveth

    Son of Joktan

    Listed among the thirteen sons of Joktan, a descendant of Shem through Eber.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 10:26; 1 Chronicles 1:20

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  • Heth

    Son of Canaan

    Listed after Sidon among those whom Canaan fathered in the Table of Nations (BSB: 'the Hittites').

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 10:15; 1 Chronicles 1:13

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  • Hivite

    Son of Canaan

    Listed among those whom Canaan fathered in the Table of Nations (BSB: 'the Hivites'), a Canaanite clan.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 10:17; 1 Chronicles 1:15

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  • Hul

    Son of Aram

    Listed among the sons of Aram in the Table of Nations.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 10:23; 1 Chronicles 1:17

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  • Japheth

    Father of northern peoples

    A son of Noah, ancestor of the northern and coastland nations.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 9:18–27; 10:2–5

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  • Javan

    Ancestor of the Greeks

    A son of Japheth and ancestor of the Greeks, known in Scripture as the Ionians.

    Cited in the guide: Gen. 10:2,4

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  • Jebusite

    Son of Canaan

    Listed among those whom Canaan fathered in the Table of Nations (BSB: 'the Jebusites'), a Canaanite clan.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 10:16; 1 Chronicles 1:14

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  • Jerah

    Son of Joktan

    Listed among the thirteen sons of Joktan, a descendant of Shem through Eber.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 10:26; 1 Chronicles 1:20

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  • Jobab

    Son of Joktan

    Listed among the thirteen sons of Joktan, a descendant of Shem through Eber.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 10:29; 1 Chronicles 1:23

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  • Joktan

    Son of Eber, brother of Peleg

    Eber's other son and the brother of Peleg, who was the father of the thirteen sons listed in Genesis 10:26-29.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 10:25; Genesis 10:26; Genesis 10:29

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  • Kittim

    Son of Javan

    Listed among the sons of Javan (BSB: 'the Kittites'), one of the maritime peoples that separated into their territories.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 10:4; 1 Chronicles 1:7

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  • Lehabim

    Son of Mizraim

    Listed among those whom Mizraim fathered in the Table of Nations (BSB: 'the Lehabites').

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 10:13; 1 Chronicles 1:11

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  • Lud

    Ancestor of a Semitic people

    A son of Shem and ancestor of a people traditionally placed in Asia Minor.

    Cited in the guide: Gen. 10:22

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  • Ludim

    Son of Mizraim

    Listed among those whom Mizraim fathered in the Table of Nations (BSB: 'the Ludites').

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 10:13; 1 Chronicles 1:11

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  • Madai

    Ancestor of the Medes

    A son of Japheth and ancestor of the Medes of the Iranian plateau.

    Cited in the guide: Gen. 10:2

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  • Magog

    Ancestor of northern peoples

    A son of Japheth associated with the peoples of the far north.

    Cited in the guide: Gen. 10:2

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  • Mash

    Son of Aram

    Listed last among the sons of Aram in Genesis 10:23 (the BSB reads 'Meshech' for this son in 1 Chronicles 1:17).

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 10:23; 1 Chronicles 1:17

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  • Meshech

    Ancestor of northern peoples

    A son of Japheth associated with peoples of Asia Minor near Tubal.

    Cited in the guide: Gen. 10:2

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  • Mizraim

    Ancestor of the Egyptians

    A son of Ham and ancestor of the Egyptians; his name is the Hebrew word for Egypt.

    Cited in the guide: Gen. 10:6,13

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  • Naphtuhim

    Son of Mizraim

    Listed among those whom Mizraim fathered in the Table of Nations (BSB: 'the Naphtuhites').

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 10:13; 1 Chronicles 1:11

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  • Nimrod

    First empire-builder

    A son of Cush, a mighty hunter before the LORD and founder of the first empire.

    Cited in the guide: Gen. 10:8-12

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  • Obal

    Son of Joktan

    Listed among the thirteen sons of Joktan, a descendant of Shem through Eber.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 10:28; 1 Chronicles 1:22

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  • Ophir

    Son of Joktan

    Listed among the thirteen sons of Joktan, a descendant of Shem through Eber.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 10:29; 1 Chronicles 1:23

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  • Pathrusim

    Son of Mizraim

    Listed among those whom Mizraim fathered in the Table of Nations (BSB: 'the Pathrusites').

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 10:14; 1 Chronicles 1:12

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  • Peleg

    Son of Eber

    In his days, Scripture says, the earth was divided.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 10:25; 11:16–19

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  • Put

    Ancestor of the Libyans

    A son of Ham and ancestor of the peoples of Libya, west of Egypt.

    Cited in the guide: Gen. 10:6

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  • Raamah

    Son of Cush

    Listed among the sons of Cush in the Table of Nations, and the father of Sheba and Dedan.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 10:7; 1 Chronicles 1:9

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  • Riphath

    Son of Gomer

    Listed among the sons of Gomer in the Table of Nations.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 10:3; 1 Chronicles 1:6

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  • Sabtah

    Son of Cush

    Listed among the sons of Cush in the Table of Nations.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 10:7; 1 Chronicles 1:9

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  • Sabteca

    Son of Cush

    Listed last among the sons of Cush in the Table of Nations.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 10:7; 1 Chronicles 1:9

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  • Seba

    Son of Cush

    Listed first among the sons of Cush in the Table of Nations.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 10:7; 1 Chronicles 1:9

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  • Sheba

    Son of Joktan

    Listed among the thirteen sons of Joktan, a descendant of Shem through Eber.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 10:28; 1 Chronicles 1:22

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  • Sheba

    Son of Raamah

    Listed with Dedan as a son of Raamah, Cush's son, in the Table of Nations.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 10:7; 1 Chronicles 1:9

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  • Shelah

    Son of Arphaxad

    A quiet link in the line from Shem to Eber and Abraham.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 10:24; 11:12–15

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  • Sheleph

    Son of Joktan

    Listed among the thirteen sons of Joktan, a descendant of Shem through Eber.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 10:26; 1 Chronicles 1:20

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  • Shem

    Ancestor of the Hebrews

    Noah's blessed son, ancestor of the Semitic peoples and of Abraham.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 9:18–10:31; 11:10–26

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  • Sinite

    Son of Canaan

    Listed among those whom Canaan fathered in the Table of Nations (BSB: 'the Sinites'), a Canaanite clan.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 10:17; 1 Chronicles 1:15

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  • Tarshish

    Son of Javan

    Listed among the sons of Javan in the Table of Nations.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 10:4; 1 Chronicles 1:7

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  • Tiras

    Ancestor of coastland peoples

    A son of Japheth linked by tradition to seafaring peoples of the Aegean.

    Cited in the guide: Gen. 10:2

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  • Togarmah

    Son of Gomer

    Listed among the sons of Gomer in the Table of Nations.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 10:3; 1 Chronicles 1:6

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  • Tubal

    Ancestor of northern peoples

    A son of Japheth linked to peoples of Asia Minor near the Black Sea.

    Cited in the guide: Gen. 10:2

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  • Uz

    Son of Aram

    Listed first among the sons of Aram in the Table of Nations.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 10:23; 1 Chronicles 1:17

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  • Uzal

    Son of Joktan

    Listed among the thirteen sons of Joktan, a descendant of Shem through Eber.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 10:27; 1 Chronicles 1:21

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  • Zemarite

    Son of Canaan

    Listed among those whom Canaan fathered in the Table of Nations (BSB: 'the Zemarites'), a Canaanite clan.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 10:18; 1 Chronicles 1:16

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Cross references (31)

Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.

  1. 1 Genesis 2:4; Genesis 9:7; Matthew 1:1; Genesis 9:1; Genesis 9:19
  2. 2 Ezekiel 38:2; Ezekiel 38:6; Isaiah 66:19; 1 Chronicles 1:5–7; Revelation 20:8
  3. 3 Ezekiel 27:14; Jeremiah 51:27
  4. 4 Daniel 11:30; Numbers 24:24; Isaiah 23:12; Isaiah 23:1; Ezekiel 27:25
  5. 5 Zephaniah 2:11; Isaiah 42:4; Jeremiah 2:10; Jeremiah 25:22; Genesis 10:20
  6. 6 1 Chronicles 1:8–16; Psalm 106:22; Psalm 105:27; Genesis 9:22; Isaiah 11:11
  7. 7 Ezekiel 27:22; Ezekiel 27:15; 1 Kings 10:1; Genesis 2:11; Isaiah 21:13
  8. 8 Micah 5:6
  9. 9 2 Chronicles 28:22; Genesis 6:11; Genesis 27:30; Genesis 25:27; Genesis 13:13
  10. 10 Genesis 11:9; Genesis 11:2; Genesis 14:1; Micah 4:10; Isaiah 39:1
  11. 11 Micah 5:6; Jonah 1:2; Nahum 1:1; Psalm 83:8; Isaiah 37:37
  12. 13 Jeremiah 46:9; 1 Chronicles 1:11–12; Ezekiel 30:5
  13. 14 Jeremiah 47:4; 1 Chronicles 1:12; Amos 9:7; Deuteronomy 2:23; Jeremiah 44:1
  14. 15 Numbers 34:2–15; Exodus 34:11; 1 Chronicles 1:13; Genesis 23:3; Genesis 15:18–21
  15. 16 Zechariah 9:7; Judges 1:21; 2 Samuel 24:18
  16. 17 Genesis 34:2
  17. 18 2 Kings 17:24; 2 Kings 17:30; Isaiah 10:9; Ezekiel 27:8; 2 Samuel 8:9
  18. 19 Genesis 14:2; Genesis 19:24–25; Joshua 14:1–15; Hosea 11:8; Judges 16:1
  19. 20 Genesis 10:6; Genesis 11:1–9
  20. 21 Numbers 24:24; Genesis 11:10–26
  21. 22 Isaiah 66:19; Acts 2:9; Isaiah 21:2; Jeremiah 49:34–39; Genesis 9:26
  22. 23 Job 1:1; Jeremiah 25:20
  23. 24 Luke 3:35; Genesis 11:12–15
  24. 25 1 Chronicles 1:19; Genesis 10:32; Deuteronomy 32:8; Acts 17:26; Luke 3:35–36
  25. 26 1 Chronicles 1:20–28
  26. 27 1 Chronicles 1:20–28
  27. 28 1 Kings 10:1; Genesis 25:3; 1 Chronicles 1:20–28
  28. 29 1 Kings 9:28; Job 22:24; Psalm 45:9; 1 Samuel 15:7; 1 Kings 22:48
  29. 30 Numbers 23:7
  30. 31 Genesis 10:5; Genesis 10:20; Acts 17:26
  31. 32 Genesis 9:19; Acts 17:26; Genesis 10:1; Genesis 5:29–31; Genesis 10:25

Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences

What the Fathers said

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  1. Quotes verse 10:21 Augustine of Hippo, The City of God (Book XVI, Chapters 3–4)

    For we read, "Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Heber, the brother of Japheth the elder, were children born." This is the order of the words: And to Shem was born Heber, even to himself, that is, to Shem himself was born Heber, and Shem is the father of all his children.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)

  2. Quotes verse 10:25 Augustine of Hippo, The City of God (Book XVI, Chapters 9–10)

    And unquestionably it is this which fulfills the promise I made, that it should appear why it is said of the sons of Heber, "The name of the one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided." For what can we understand by the division of the earth, if not the diversity of languages?

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)

  3. Quotes verse 10:25 Augustine of Hippo, The City of God (Book XVI, Chapters 9–10)

    … himself gave to his son this name Peleg, which means Division; because he was born when the earth was divided, that is, at the very time of the division, and that this is the meaning of the words, "In his days the earth was divided." For unless Heber had been still alive when the languages were multiplied, the language which …

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)