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1. The Table of Nations

   (1 Chronicles 1:4–27)

2. 1FBVThe following are the genealogies of the sons of Noah: Shem, Ham, and Japheth. They had sons born to them after the flood.BSBBSB: This is the account of Noah’s sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth, who also had sons after the flood.

3. The Japhethites

4. 2FBVThe sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.BSBBSB: The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
5. 3FBVThe sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.BSBBSB: The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.
6. 4FBVThe sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.BSBBSB: And the sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites, and the Rodanites.
7. 5FBVThe descendants of these ancestors spread throughout the coastal areas, each group having their own language, with their families developing into different nations.BSBBSB: From these, the maritime peoples separated into their territories, according to their languages, by clans within their nations.

8. The Hamites

9. 6FBVThe sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.BSBBSB: The sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
10. 7FBVThe sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.BSBBSB: The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. And the sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.
11. 8FBVCush was also the father of Nimrod, who set himself up as the first tyrant on earth.BSBBSB: Cush was the father of Nimrod, who began to be a mighty one on the earth.
12. 9FBVHe was a powerful fighter who defied the Lord; which is why there's the expression, “Like Nimrod, a powerful fighter who defied the Lord.”BSBBSB: He was a mighty hunter before the LORD; so it is said, “Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before the LORD.”
13. 10FBVHis kingdom began in the cities of Babel, Erech, Akkad, and Calneh, all located in the land of Shinar.BSBBSB: His kingdom began in Babylon, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
14. 11FBVFrom there he moved into Assyria and built the cities of Nineveh, Rehoboth-Ir, Calah,BSBBSB: From that land he went forth into Assyria, where he built Nineveh, Rehoboth-Ir, Calah,
15. 12FBVand Resen, which lies between Nineveh and the great city of Calah.BSBBSB: and Resen, which is between Nineveh and the great city of Calah.
16. 13FBVMizraim was the father of the Ludites, the Anamites, the Lehabites, the Naphtuhites,BSBBSB: Mizraim was the father of the Ludites, the Anamites, the Lehabites, the Naphtuhites,
17. 14FBVthe Pathrusites, the Casluhites, and the Caphtorites (ancestors of the Philistines).BSBBSB: the Pathrusites, the Casluhites (from whom the Philistines came), and the Caphtorites.
18. 15FBVCanaan was the father of Sidon, his firstborn, and of the Hittites,BSBBSB: And Canaan was the father of Sidon his firstborn, and of the Hittites,
19. 16FBVthe Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites,BSBBSB: the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites,
20. 17FBVthe Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites,BSBBSB: the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites,
21. 18FBVthe Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. Later the Canaanite tribes spread outBSBBSB: the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. Later the Canaanite clans were scattered,
22. 19FBVand the territory of the Canaanites stretched from Sidon towards Gerar and all the way to Gaza, then towards Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, all the way to Lasha.BSBBSB: and the borders of Canaan extended from Sidon toward Gerar as far as Gaza, and then toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha.
23. 20FBVThese were the sons of Ham according to their tribes, languages, lands, and nation.BSBBSB: These are the sons of Ham according to their clans, languages, lands, and nations.

24. The Semites

25. 21FBVShem, whose older brother was Japheth, also had sons. Shem was the forefather of all the sons of Eber.BSBBSB: And sons were also born to Shem, the older brother of Japheth; Shem was the forefather of all the sons of Eber.
26. 22FBVThe sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.BSBBSB: The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.
27. 23FBVThe sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.BSBBSB: The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.
28. 24FBVArphaxad was the father of Shelah. Shelah was the father of Eber.BSBBSB: Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah was the father of Eber.
29. 25FBVEber had two sons. One was named Peleg, because in his time the earth was divided; the name of his brother was Joktan.BSBBSB: Two sons were born to Eber: One was named Peleg, because in his days the earth was divided, and his brother was named Joktan.
30. 26FBVJoktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,BSBBSB: And Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
31. 27FBVHadoram, Uzal, Diklah,BSBBSB: Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,
32. 28FBVObal, Abimael, Sheba,BSBBSB: Obal, Abimael, Sheba,
33. 29FBVOphir, Havilah, and Jobab. These were all sons of Joktan.BSBBSB: Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were sons of Joktan.
34. 30FBVThey lived in the land lying between Mesha to Sephar, in the hill country to the east.BSBBSB: Their territory extended from Mesha to Sephar, in the eastern hill country.
35. 31FBVThese were the sons of Shem, according to their tribes, languages, lands, and nations.BSBBSB: These are the sons of Shem, according to their clans, languages, lands, and nations.
36. 32FBVThese were all the tribes descended from Noah's sons, according to their genealogies and national groups. From these ancestors the different nations of the earth spread around the world after the flood.BSBBSB: All these are the clans of Noah’s sons, according to their generations and nations. From these the nations of the earth spread out after the flood.