Genesis 10 Admah and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha. 20 These are the sons of , according to their families, according to their languages, by their lands, by New American Standard (NASB) (All scripture in this amateur their nations. study is from the New American Standard Bible unless otherwise noted.) 21 Also to , the father of all the children of , and the [j]older brother of , children were born. 22 The sons of Shem were Elam Descendants of and Asshur and and Lud and Aram. 23 The sons of Aram 10 Now these are the records of the generations of Shem, Ham, and were Uz and Hul and Gether and Mash. 24 Arpachshad [k]became the Japheth, the sons of Noah; and sons were born to them after the flood. father of Shelah; and Shelah [l]became the father of Eber. 25 Two sons were born to Eber; the name of the one was [m], for in his days the were 2 The sons of Japheth and and and and earth was divided; and his brother’s name was . 26 Joktan and and . 3 The sons of Gomer were and [n]became the father of Almodad and Sheleph and and Jerah were [a] and . 4 The sons of Javan and , 27 and Hadoram and Uzal and Diklah 28 and [o]Obal and Abimael and and [b]. 5 From these the coastlands of the nations 29 and Ophir and and Jobab; all these were the sons of [c]were separated into their lands, every one according to his language, Joktan. 30 Now their [p]settlement [q]extended from Mesha as you go according to their families, into their nations. toward Sephar, the hill country of the east. 31 These are the sons of Shem, 6 The sons of Ham were and and and . 7 The according to their families, according to their languages, by their lands, sons of Cush were Seba and Havilah and Sabtah and Raamah and Sabteca; according to their nations. were and the sons of Raamah Sheba and Dedan. 8 Now Cush [d]became 32 These are the families of the sons of Noah, according to their the father of ; he [e]became a mighty one on the earth. 9 He was a genealogies, by their nations; and out of these the nations were separated mighty hunter before the LORD; therefore it is said, “Like Nimrod a mighty on the earth after the flood. hunter before the LORD.” 10 The beginning of his kingdom was [f]Babel and Erech and Accad and Calneh, in the land of . 11 From that land Footnotes: he went forth into , and built and Rehoboth­Ir and Calah, a. Genesis 10:3 I.e. In 1 Chr 1:6, Diphath 12 and between Nineveh and Calah; that is the great city. b. Genesis 10:4 I.e. In 1 Chr 1:7, Rodanim 13 Mizraim [g]became the father of and Anamim and Lehabim and c. Genesis 10:5 Or separated themselves Naphtuhim 14 and and (from which came the d. Genesis 10:8 Lit begot ) and Caphtorim. e. Genesis 10:8 Lit began to be 15 Canaan [h]became the father of Sidon, his firstborn, and Heth 16 and f. Genesis 10:10 Or Babylon the and the Amorite and the Girgashite 17 and the Hivite and the g. Genesis 10:13 Lit begot Arkite and the Sinite 18 and the Arvadite and the Zemarite and the h. Genesis 10:15 Lit begot Hamathite; and afterward the families of the Canaanite were spread i. Genesis 10:19 Lit was abroad. 19 The territory of the Canaanite [i]extended from Sidon as you go j. Genesis 10:21 Or the brother of Japheth the elder toward Gerar, as far as Gaza; as you go toward Sodom and Gomorrah and k. Genesis 10:24 Lit begot

1 of 10 l. Genesis 10:24 Lit begot m. Genesis 10:25 I.e. division Standard questions; n. Genesis 10:26 Lit begot o. Genesis 10:28 I.e. In 1 Chr 1:22, Ebal 1. Noah's sons are normally listed as Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Why p. Genesis 10:30 Lit dwelling are Japheth's descendants listed first? q. Genesis 10:30 Lit was

2 of 10 Noah ______/\______| | | Shem Ham Japheth /\ ______/ \______| | | | | | | Gomer Magog Madai Javan Tubal Meshech Tiras | X X | X X X |______|______| | | | | | | Ashkenaz, Riphath, Togarmah Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, Dodanim \ \ \ | / / / \______\______\______|______/______/______/ \ / \ Coastlands /

3 of 10 Noah ______/\______| | | Shem Ham Japheth /\ ______/ \______| | | | Cush Mizraim Put Canaan | | ______|______| | ______/Sidon, Heth, , , Girgashites,\ | | /, Arkites, Sinites, Arvadites, Zemarite, Hamathites | | | ____|______| | | | | | | | | Ludim Anamim Lehabim Naphtuhim Pathrusim Casluhim (Philistines) Caphtorim | |______| | | | | | Seba Havilah Sabtah Raamah Sabteca Nimrod /\ /\ ____/ \____ (Middle Eastern | | Empire) in Shinar / Sheba Dedan Babylonia, the cities of Babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh. In Assyria, Nineveh, Rehoboth­Ir, Calah, and Resen between Nineveh and Calah; that is the great city.

4 of 10 Noah ______/\______| | | Shem Ham Japheth /\ ______/ \______| | \ | | Elam Asshur Arpachshad Lud Aram | _____|______Shelah | | | | | Uz Hul Gether Mash Eber. ______/\______| | Peleg Joktan (Earth Divided | in his time.) Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, Obal, Abimael, Sheba, Ophir, Havilah, Jobab

5 of 10 Links at AnswersInGenesis.org led me to .org, where several of sons of Gomer, Aschanax founded the Aschanaxians, who are now the works of Flavius Josephus are posted. Flavius Josephus was a first called by the Rheginians. So did Riphath found the century Jewish historian whose works are invaluable for studies related to Ripheans, now called Paphlagonians; and Thrugramma the Jewish matters. He made a connection between the names used in Genesis Thrugrammeans, who, as the Greeks resolved, were named 10 and the then current Greek names, which lets us identify the country . Of the three sons of Javan also, the son of Japhet, Elisa names as we use them today. Chapter 6 of his work entitled “Antiquities of gave name to the Eliseans, who were his subjects; they are now the the Jews” is copied in below. Aeolians. Tharsus to the Tharsians, for so was Cilicia of old called; the sign of which is this, that the noblest city they have, CHAPTER 6. and a metropolis also, is Tarsus, the tau being by change put for the theta. Cethimus possessed the island Cethima: it is now called How Every Nation Was Denominated From Their First ; and from that it is that all islands, and the greatest part of Inhabitants. the sea­coasts, are named Cethim by the : and one city there is in Cyprus that has been able to preserve its denomination; 1. Now they were the grandchildren of Noah, in honor of whom it has been called Citius by those who use the language of the names were imposed on the nations by those that first seized upon Greeks, and has not, by the use of that dialect, escaped the name them. Japhet, the son of Noah, had seven sons: they inhabited so, of Cethim. And so many nations have the children and that, beginning at the mountains Taurus and Amanus, they grandchildren of Japhet possessed. Now when I have premised proceeded along Asia, as far as the river Tansis, and along Europe somewhat, which perhaps the Greeks do not know, I will return to Cadiz; and settling themselves on the lands which they light and explain what I have omitted; for such names are pronounced upon, which none had inhabited before, they called the nations by here after the manner of the Greeks, to please my readers; for our their own names. For Gomer founded those whom the Greeks now own country language does not so pronounce them: but the names call Galatians, [Galls,] but were then called Gomerites. Magog in all founded those that from him were named Magogites, but who are cases are of one and the same ending; for the name we here by the Greeks called . Now as to Javan and Madai, the pronounce Noeas, is there Noah, and in every case retains the sons of Japhet; from Madai came the Madeans, who are called same termination. , by the Greeks; but from Javan, Ionia, and all the Grecians, are derived. Thobel founded the Thobelites, who are now called 2. The children of Ham possessed the land from Syria and Iberes; and the Mosocheni were founded by Mosoch; now they are Amanus, and the mountains of Libanus; seizing upon all that was Cappadocians. There is also a mark of their ancient on its sea­coasts, and as far as the ocean, and keeping it as their denomination still to be shown; for there is even now among them own. Some indeed of its names are utterly vanished away; others a city called Mazaca, which may inform those that are able to of them being changed, and another sound given them, are hardly understand, that so was the entire nation once called. Thiras also to be discovered; yet a few there are which have kept their called those whom he ruled over Thirasians; but the Greeks denominations entire. For of the four sons of Ham, time has not at changed the name into . And so many were the countries all hurt the name of Chus; for the Ethiopians, over whom he that had the children of Japhet for their inhabitants. Of the three reigned, are even at this day, both by themselves and by all men in

6 of 10 Asia, called Chusites. The memory also of the Mesraites is others, [Eueus,] Chetteus, Jebuseus, Amorreus, Gergesus, Eudeus, preserved in their name; for all we who inhabit this country [of Sineus, Samareus, we have nothing in the sacred books but their Judea] called Mestre, and the Mestreans. Phut names, for the Hebrews overthrew their cities; and their calamities also was the founder of Libya, and called the inhabitants came upon them on the occasion following. Phutites, from himself: there is also a river in the country of Moors which bears that name; whence it is that we may see the 3. Noah, when, after the deluge, the earth was resettled in its greatest part of the Grecian historiographers mention that river and former condition, set about its cultivation; and when he had the adjoining country by the apellation of Phut: but the name it has planted it with vines, and when the fruit was ripe, and he had now has been by change given it from one of the sons of Mesraim, gathered the grapes in their season, and the wine was ready for who was called Lybyos. We will inform you presently what has use, he offered sacrifice, and feasted, and, being drunk, he fell been the occasion why it has been called also. Canaan, the asleep, and lay naked in an unseemly manner. When his youngest fourth son of Ham, inhabited the country now called Judea, and son saw this, he came laughing, and showed him to his brethren; called it from his own name Canaan. The children of these [four] but they covered their father's nakedness. And when Noah was were these: Sabas, who founded the Sabeans; Evilas, who founded made sensible of what had been done, he prayed for prosperity to the Evileans, who are called Getuli; Sabathes founded the his other sons; but for Ham, he did not curse him, by reason of his Sabathens, they are now called by the Greeks Astaborans; nearness in blood, but cursed his prosperity: and when the rest of Sabactas settled the Sabactens; and Ragmus the Ragmeans; and he them escaped that curse, God inflicted it on the children of had two sons, the one of whom, Judadas, settled the Judadeans, a Canaan. But as to these matters, we shall speak more hereafter. nation of the western Ethiopians, and left them his name; as did Sabas to the Sabeans: but Nimrod, the son of Chus, staid and 4. Shem, the third son of Noah, had five sons, who inhabited the tyrannized at Babylon, as we have already informed you. Now all land that began at Euphrates, and reached to the Indian Ocean. the children of Mesraim, being eight in number, possessed the For Elam left behind him the Elamites, the ancestors of the country from Gaza to Egypt, though it retained the name of one Persians. lived at the city Nineve; and named his subjects only, the Philistim; for the Greeks call part of that country Assyrians, who became the most fortunate nation, beyond others. Palestine. As for the rest, Ludieim, and Enemim, and Labim, who Arphaxad named the Arphaxadites, who are now called alone inhabited in Libya, and called the country from himself, Chaldeans. Aram had the Aramites, which the Greeks called Nedim, and Phethrosim, and Chesloim, and Cephthorim, we know Syrians; as Laud founded the Laudites, which are now called nothing of them besides their names; for the Ethiopic war(17) Lydians. Of the four sons of Aram, Uz founded Trachonitis and which we shall describe hereafter, was the cause that those cities Damascus: this country lies between Palestine and Celesyria. Ul were overthrown. The sons of Canaan were these: Sidonius, who founded Armenia; and Gather the Bactrians; and Mesa the also built a city of the same name; it is called by the Greeks Sidon. Mesaneans; it is now called Charax Spasini. Sala was the son of Amathus inhabited in Amathine, which is even now called Amathe Arphaxad; and his son was Heber, from whom they originally by the inhabitants, although the Macedonians named it Epiphania, called the Jews Hebrews. (18) Heber begat Joetan and Phaleg: he from one of his posterity: Arudeus possessed the island Aradus: was called Phaleg, because he was born at the dispersion of the Arucas possessed Arce, which is in Libanus. But for the seven nations to their several countries; for Phaleg among the Hebrews

7 of 10 signifies division. Now Joctan, one of the sons of Heber, had these had a sons, Elmodad, Saleph, Asermoth, Jera, Adoram, Aizel, Decla, daughter, Rebecca, and a son, . Ebal, Abimael, Sabeus, Ophir, Euilat, and Jobab. These inhabited from Cophen, an Indian river, and in part of Asia adjoining to it. End of copied “, Chapter 6” And this shall suffice concerning the sons of Shem.

5. I will now treat of the Hebrews. The son of Phaleg, whose father Was Heber, was Ragau; whose son was , to whom was born Nahor; his son was , who was the father of , who accordingly was the tenth from Noah, and was born in the two hundred and ninety­second year after the deluge; for Terah begat Abram in his seventieth year. Nahor begat when he was one hundred and twenty years old; Nahor was born to Serug in his hundred and thirty­second year; Ragau had Serug at one hundred and thirty; at the same age also Phaleg had Ragau; Heber begat Phaleg in his hundred and thirty­fourth year; he himself being begotten by Sala when he was a hundred and thirty years old, whom Arphaxad had for his son at the hundred and thirty­ fifth year of his age. Arphaxad was the son of Shem, and born twelve years after the deluge. Now Abram had two brethren, Nahor and Haran: of these Haran left a son, ; as also Sarai and Milcha his daughters; and died among the Chaldeans, in a city of the Chaldeans, called Ur; and his monument is shown to this day. These married their nieces. Nabor married Milcha, and Abram married Sarai. Now Terah hating Chaldea, on account of his mourning for Ilaran, they all removed to Haran of , where Terah died, and was buried, when he had lived to be two hundred and five years old; for the life of man was already, by degrees, diminished, and became shorter than before, till the birth of ; after whom the term of human life was one hundred and twenty years, God determining it to the length that Moses happened to live. Now Nahor had eight sons by Milcha; Uz and Buz, Kemuel, Chesed, Azau, Pheldas, Jadelph, and Bethuel. These were all the genuine sons of Nahor; for Teba, and Gaam, and Tachas, and Maaca, were born of Reuma his concubine: but

8 of 10 Japheth is mentioned 11 times in the Bible, perhaps most notably in perhaps the most interesting passages are those in (38:2, Genesis 9:27, where his father Noah grants him enlargement, residence in 39:6) and Revelation 20:8 where god's judgments and future wars the tents of Shem, and the servanthood of his nephew Canaan. are discussed. In Revelation 20, the war mentioned is after the Genesis 9:27 “May God enlarge Japheth, And let him dwell in the tents of Lord's 1000 year reign of peace is completed and Satan is released Shem; And let Canaan be his servant.” for a time. I did not research it thoroughly, but to “dwell in the tents of Shem” seems to indicate that Japheth will inherit that which belongs to Shem. Japheth's Madai mentioned once. descendants have certainly taken for themselves the land of Shem, and those who choose to inherit spiritually from Shem. Javan mentioned 7 times. Four times in genealogies, Once in 66:19 where God is telling of how he will gather all nations The sons of Japheth are mentioned mainly in genealogies and prophecies. and tongues to see his glory, and Javan is apparently one of the Amongst other prophecies, Gomer will be part of a coalition from the distant and least likely to otherwise hear of his glory. Twice in North about which God says in :4, “I will turn you about and where the fate of Tyre is being lamented and Tyre's put hooks into your jaws, and I will bring you out, and all your army, trading partners are mentioned. Javan is said to have paid for horses and horsemen.” and in verse 10­11 of the same chapter “ “It will merchandise with vessels of bronze and the lives of men. come about on that day, that thoughts will come into your mind and you will devise an evil plan, 11 and you will say, ‘I will go up against the land Tubal mentioned 9 times, once in the name of Tubal­Cain and the of unwalled villages.” other 8 times in connection with previously mentioned prophecies.

Javan is mentioned as a far flung trading partner of Tyre in Ezekiel 27 Meshech mentioned 10 times, along with the rest of the sons of where they paod for their purchases from Tyre with the lives of men and Japheth. bronze vessels. Tiras is mentioned twice in the Bible, only in genealogies. Specifics about the sons of Japheth follow. Sons of Ham Gomer is mentioned 6 times in the Bible; Twice in Genesis 10, twice in genealogies of 1 Chronicles chapter 1, Once in Cush. The word “cush” is present 29 times in the New American as the name of a nation, and once as a woman's name in Hosea Standard Bible, once with no significance to this study in Mark 1:3. Presuming that the nations with which Gomer is mentioned in 4:38 where Jesus was sleeping on a cushion. People grumbled Ezekiel 36 are geographically near each other, Gomer is some against Moses because of the Cushite woman he married. where in the North, probably, not definitely associated with Numbers 12:1. A remnant of will be restored from Cush Russia. (The Bible mentions Rosh, which some understand to be and other places, in :11. modern day Russia.) The world's first recorded tyrant , Nimrod, was a son of Cush. The Magog is mentioned 5 times. To those interested in prophecy, nations he founded and or tyrannized troubled Israel until God

9 of 10 finally permitted one of them – Babylon – to carry Judah into redemption. captivity. Nowadays, all but the most fringe liberals would agree that an Mizraim is mentioned only 5 times and does not seem to have individual who made a child sacrifice would deserve capital much impact on Israel, except that he fathered Casluhim, from punishment. Why should a people group that commits capital whom the Philistines, the continual enemy of Israel, came. crimes as a matter of religion escape a similar fate?

Put. “Put” as a word or part of a word shows up 825 times in the Sons of Shem. NASB. My reference software did not let me search only for a place name, but no sons or lineage for him is mentioned in this Elam. Elam is a common name in the Bible. In Ezra 4:9 the men chapter (Genesis 10) of the city of Susa are called “the Elamites.”

Canaan. Canaan fathered a slew of tribes that became some of the Asshur. Mentioned as a trading partner of Tyre in Ezekiel 27 most degenerate and ungodly people recorded in the Bible. They (choice garments, more) and someone to be afflicted by ships and their customs plagued the Israelites for generations until they from the shores of Kittim in Numbers 24:24 where Baalam finally more or less ceased to exist. The Canaanites made themselves so breaks down and says what God wants him to say. obnoxious to God that he ordered their extermination and complete destruction. Canaan son of Ham evidently learned the Arpachshad. Mentioned 9 time, most notably in the genealogy in worst of his father's bad traits and went on to perfect them. Genesis 11 which ends with Abram, who became Abraham, the father of the Jews. Something in the various writings about Canaanites and Israelites does not make sense to me. How could something like child Notice that Arpachsahd, perhaps the most significant of Noah's sacrifice ever make itself appealing to people who needed the grandsons, seems to have had an unremarkable life. labor of every child? I should think that the mothers of the people would rise in rebellion or at least try to run away with their kids. Lud. Mentioned with tubal, Javan, and others. Not much unique. Nations with such disrespect for the weak and especially the innocent would certainly began to prey upon themselves and Aram. 138 mentions in combined place names and so forth. collapse from within. Presuming that the accounts of child Became Syria, an enemy of Israel. seems to have been sacrifice and orgiastic fertility rites are true, the priests must have the dominant language of the middle east for several hundred ruled with great fear and / or the people were thoroughly years, maybe longer. brutalized, completely debauched, and, as a culture, beyond

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