Genesis 10

¹ Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and unto them were sons born after the flood. ² The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras. ³ And the sons of Gomer; Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah. ⁴ And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim. ⁵ By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations. ⁶ And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan. ⁷ And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtechah: and the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan. ⁸ And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth. ⁹ He was a mighty hunter before the LORD: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the LORD. ¹⁰ And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar. ¹¹ Out of that land went forth Asshur, and builded Nineveh, and the city Rehoboth, and Calah, ¹² And Resen between Nineveh and Calah: the same is a great city. ¹³ And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim, ¹⁴ And Pathrusim, and Casluhim, (out of whom came Philistim,) and Caphtorim. ¹⁵ And Canaan begat Sidon his first born, and Heth, ¹⁶ And the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgasite, ¹⁷ And the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite, ¹⁸ And the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite: and afterward were the families of the Canaanites spread abroad. ¹⁹ And 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 These 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 children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were children born. ²² The children of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram. ²³ And the children of Aram; Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash. ²⁴ And Arphaxad begat Salah; and Salah begat Eber. ²⁵ And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother’s name was Joktan. ²⁶ And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah, ²⁷ And Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah, ²⁸ And Obal, and Abimael, and Sheba, ²⁹ And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these were the sons of Joktan. ³⁰ And their dwelling was from Mesha, as thou goest unto Sephar a mount of the east. ³¹ These are the sons of Shem, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after their nations. ³² These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations: and by these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood.

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Noah Person v. 1, 32: Rest, (Heb. Noah) the grandson of Methuselah ( Gen. 5:25-29 ), who was for two hundred and fifty years contemporary with Adam, and the son of Lamech, who was about fifty years old at the time of Adam’s death.
Shem Person v. 1, 21-22, 31: A name; renown, the first mentioned of the sons of Noah ( Gen. 5:32 ; 6:10 ). He was probably the eldest of Noah’s sons. The words “brother of Japheth the elder” in Gen.
Mizraim People v. 6, 13: The dual form of matzor, meaning a “mound” or “fortress,” the name of a people descended from Ham ( Gen. 10:6 , 13; 1 Chr. 1:8 , 11). It was the name generally given by the Hebrews to the land of Egypt.
Sabtah Person v. 7: Rest, the third son of Cush ( Gen. 10:7 ; 1 Chr. 1:9 ).
Accad Place v. 10: The high land or mountains, a city in the land of Shinar. It has been identified with the mounds of Akker Kuf, some 50 miles to the north of Babylon; but this is doubtful. Modern identification: Tell Sheshubar.
Babel Place v. 10: Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Babylon.
Calneh Place v. 10: Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Nippur.
Erech Place v. 10: Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Uruk.
Shinar Place v. 10: Biblical region. Modern identification: Babylon.
Assyria Place v. 11: Biblical region. Modern identification: Nineveh.
Calah Place v. 11-12: Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Nimrud.
City People v. 11-12: The earliest mention of city-building is that of Enoch, which was built by Cain ( Gen. 4:17 ). After the confusion of tongues, the descendants of Nimrod founded several cities (10:10-12).
Nineveh Place v. 11-12: Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Nineveh.
Rehoboth-Ir Place v. 11: Broad places. (1. ) A well in Gerar dug by Isaac ( Gen. 26:22 ), supposed to be in Wady er-Ruheibeh, about 20 miles south of Beersheba. (2. ) An ancient city on the Euphrates. Modern identification: Nineveh.
Resen Place v. 12: Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Qaryat as Salamiyah.
Caphtor Place v. 14: Biblical island. Modern identification: Crete.
Casluhim People v. 14: Fortified, a people descended from Mizraim ( Gen. 10:14 ; 1 Chr. 1:12 ). Their original seat was probably somewhere in Lower Egypt, along the sea-coast to the south border of Palestine.
Arkite People v. 17: ( Gen. 10:17 ; 1 Chr. 1:15 ), a designation of certain descendants from the Phoenicians or Sidonians, the inhabitants of Arka, 12 miles north of Tripoli, opposite the northern extremity of Lebanon.
Admah Place v. 19: Biblical settlement. Modern identification: south of the Lisan.
Canaan Place v. 19: Biblical region. Modern identification: Canaan.
Gaza Place v. 19: Called also Azzah, which is its Hebrew name. Modern identification: Tell Harube.
Gerar Place v. 19: Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tel Haror.
Gomorrah Place v. 19: Biblical settlement. Modern identification: south of the Lisan.
Lasha Place v. 19: Fissure, a place apparently east of the Dead Sea ( Gen. 10:19 ). It was afterwards known as Callirhoe, a place famous for its hot springs. Modern identification: Callirrhoe.
Sidon Place v. 19: A fishery, a town on the Mediterranean coast, about 25 miles north of Tyre. It received its name from the “first-born” of Canaan, the grandson of Noah ( Gen. 10:15 , 19). Modern identification: Sandikli archaeological site in Sidon.
Sodom Place v. 19: Burning; the walled, a city in the vale of Siddim ( Gen. 13:10 ; 14:1-16 ). The wickedness of its inhabitants brought down upon it fire from heaven, by which it was destroyed (18:16-33; 19:1-29; Deut. 23:17 ). Modern identification: south of the Lisan.
Zeboiim Place v. 19: Biblical settlement. Modern identification: south of the Lisan.
Tongues, Confusion of People v. 20, 31: At Babel, the cause of the early separation of mankind and their division into nations. The descendants of Noah built a tower to prevent their dispersion; but God “confounded their language”.
Arphaxad Person v. 22, 24: Son of Shem, born the year after the Deluge. He died at the age of 438 years ( Gen. 11:10-13 ; 1 Chr. 1:17 , 18; Luke 3:36 ).
Hul Person v. 23: Circle, the second son of Aram ( Gen. 10:23 ), and grandson of Shem.
Mash Tribe v. 23: (= Meshech 1 Chr. 1:17 ), one of the four sons of Aram, and the name of a tribe descended from him ( Gen. 10:23 ) inhabiting some part probably of Mesopotamia.
Hadoram Person v. 27: Is exalted. (1. ) The son of Tou, king of Hamath, sent by his father to congratulate David on his victory over Hadarezer, king of Syria ( 1 Chr. 18:10 ; called Joram 2 Sam. 8:10 ).
Abimael Person v. 28: Father of Mael, one of the sons or descendants of Joktan, in Northern Arabia ( Gen. 10:28 ; 1 Chr. 1:22 ).
Obal Person v. 28: Stripped, the eight son of Joktan ( Gen. 10:28 ); called also Ebal ( 1 Chr. 1:22 ).
Mesha Place v. 30: Biblical region. Modern identification: Massa.
Sephar Place v. 30: Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Zafar.