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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1.0; maximum-scale=1.0; user-scalable=0;"/><title>Genesis 10 New American Bible</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/genesis/10.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="/bmcc/genesis/10-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com/catholic">Bible</a> > <a href="../">NABRE</a> > Genesis 10</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../genesis/9.htm" title="Genesis 9">◄</a> Genesis 10 <a href="../genesis/11.htm" title="Genesis 11">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">New American Bible Revised Edition</td><td width="1%" valign="top"></td></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><section id="ch01010" class="chapter"> <h1 id="cn01010" class="cn"></h1> <p class="pf"><span class="hemb">Table of the Nations.<a id="rfn01010001-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn01010001-1">*</a></span> <span id="v01010001" class="ver">1</span>These are the descendants of Noah’s sons, Shem, Ham and Japheth, to whom children were born after the flood.</p> <p><span id="v01010002" class="ver">2</span><a id="ren01010002-a" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en01010002-a">a</a> The descendants of Japheth: Gomer,<a id="rfn01010002-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn01010002-1">*</a> Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech and Tiras.<a id="ren01010002-b" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en01010002-b">b</a> <span id="v01010003" class="ver">3</span>The descendants of Gomer: Ashkenaz,<a id="rfn01010003-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn01010003-1">*</a> Diphath and Togarmah. <span id="v01010004" class="ver">4</span>The descendants of Javan: Elishah,<a id="rfn01010004-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn01010004-1">*</a> Tarshish, the Kittim and the Rodanim. <span id="v01010005" class="ver">5</span>From these branched out the maritime nations.</p> <p>These are the descendants of Japheth by their lands, each with its own language, according to their clans, by their nations.</p> <p><span id="v01010006" class="ver">6</span>The descendants of Ham: Cush,<a id="rfn01010006-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn01010006-1">*</a> Mizraim, Put and Canaan. <span id="v01010007" class="ver">7</span>The descendants of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah and Sabteca. The descendants of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.</p> <p><span id="v01010008" class="ver">8</span>Cush<a id="rfn01010008-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn01010008-1">*</a> became the father of Nimrod, who was the first to become a mighty warrior on earth. <span id="v01010009" class="ver">9</span>He was a mighty hunter in the eyes of the <span class="tetr">Lord</span>; hence the saying, “Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter in the eyes of the <span class="tetr">Lord</span>.” <span id="v01010010" class="ver">10</span>His kingdom originated in Babylon, Erech and Accad, all of them in the land of Shinar.<a id="rfn01010010-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn01010010-1">*</a> <span id="v01010011" class="ver">11</span>From that land he went forth to Assyria, where he built Nineveh, Rehoboth-Ir<a id="rfn01010011-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn01010011-1">*</a> and Calah, <span id="v01010012" class="ver">12</span>as well as Resen, between Nineveh and Calah,<a id="rfn01010012-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn01010012-1">*</a> the latter being the principal city.</p> <p><span id="v01010013" class="ver">13</span><a id="ren01010013-c" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en01010013-c">c</a> Mizraim became the father of the Ludim, the Anamim, the Lehabim, the Naphtuhim, <span id="v01010014" class="ver">14</span>the Pathrusim,<a id="rfn01010014-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn01010014-1">*</a> the Casluhim, and the Caphtorim from whom the Philistines came.</p> <p><span id="v01010015" class="ver">15</span>Canaan became the father of Sidon, his firstborn, and of Heth;<a id="rfn01010015-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn01010015-1">*</a> <span id="v01010016" class="ver">16</span>also of the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites, <span id="v01010017" class="ver">17</span>the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites, <span id="v01010018" class="ver">18</span>the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. Afterward, the clans of the Canaanites spread out, <span id="v01010019" class="ver">19</span>so that the Canaanite borders extended from Sidon all the way to Gerar, near Gaza, and all the way to Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboiim, near Lasha.</p> <p><span id="v01010020" class="ver">20</span>These are the descendants of Ham, according to their clans, according to their languages, by their lands, by their nations.</p> <p><span id="v01010021" class="ver">21</span>To Shem also, Japheth’s oldest brother and the ancestor of all the children of Eber,<a id="rfn01010021-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn01010021-1">*</a> children were born. <span id="v01010022" class="ver">22</span><a id="ren01010022-d" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en01010022-d">d</a> The descendants of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud and Aram. <span id="v01010023" class="ver">23</span>The descendants of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether and Mash.</p> <p><span id="v01010024" class="ver">24</span>Arpachshad became the father of Shelah, and Shelah became the father of Eber. <span id="v01010025" class="ver">25</span>To Eber two sons were born: the name of the first was Peleg, for in his time the world was divided;<a id="rfn01010025-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn01010025-1">*</a> and the name of his brother was Joktan.</p> <p><span id="v01010026" class="ver">26</span>Joktan became the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, <span id="v01010027" class="ver">27</span>Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, <span id="v01010028" class="ver">28</span>Obal, Abimael, Sheba, <span id="v01010029" class="ver">29</span>Ophir, Havilah and Jobab. All these were descendants of Joktan. <span id="v01010030" class="ver">30</span>Their settlements extended all the way from Mesha to Sephar, the eastern hill country.</p> <p><span id="v01010031" class="ver">31</span>These are the descendants of Shem, according to their clans, according to their languages, by their lands, by their nations.</p> <p><span id="v01010032" class="ver">32</span>These are the clans of Noah’s sons, according to their origins and by their nations. From these the nations of the earth branched out after the flood.</p> </section> <br /><h1 class="cn"><a class="xref" href="intro.htm"><span class="ac">Book Introduction</span></a></h1><h1 class="cn"><a class="xref" href="footnotes.htm"><span class="ac">Footnotes</span></a></h1></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Scripture texts, prefaces, introductions, footnotes and cross references used in this work are taken from the <i>New American Bible, revised edition</i> © 2010, 1991, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Inc., Washington, DC All Rights Reserved. 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