Genesis 10 Admah and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha. 20 These are the sons of Ham, according to their families, according to their languages, by their lands, by New American Standard Bible (NASB) (All scripture in this amateur their nations. study is from the New American Standard Bible unless otherwise noted.) 21 Also to Shem, the father of all the children of Eber, and the [j]older brother of Japheth, children were born. 22 The sons of Shem were Elam Descendants of Noah and Asshur and Arpachshad 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]Peleg, for in his days the were 2 The sons of Japheth Gomer and Magog and Madai and Javan and earth was divided; and his brother's name was Joktan. 26 Joktan Tubal and Meshech and Tiras. 3 The sons of Gomer were Ashkenaz and [n]became the father of Almodad and Sheleph and Hazarmaveth and Jerah were [a]Riphath and Togarmah. 4 The sons of Javan Elishah and Tarshish, 27 and Hadoram and Uzal and Diklah 28 and [o]Obal and Abimael and Kittim and [b]Dodanim. 5 From these the coastlands of the nations Sheba 29 and Ophir and Havilah 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 Cush and Mizraim and Put and Canaan. 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 Nimrod; 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, ªLike Nimrod a mighty on the earth after the flood. hunter before the LORD.º 10 The beginning of his kingdom was [f]Babel and Erech and Accad and Calneh, in the land of Shinar. 11 From that land Footnotes: he went forth into Assyria, and built Nineveh and Rehoboth-Ir and Calah, a. Genesis 10:3 I.e. In 1 Chr 1:6, Diphath 12 and Resen 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 Ludim and Anamim and Lehabim and c. Genesis 10:5 Or separated themselves Naphtuhim 14 and Pathrusim and Casluhim (from which came the d. Genesis 10:8 Lit begot Philistines) 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 Jebusite 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, Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashites,\ | | /Hivites, 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, Rehoboth-Ir, 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 Josephus.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 Greeks 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 Phrygians. Of the three sons of Javan also, the son of Japhet, Elisa names as we use them today. Chapter 6 of his work entitled ªAntiquities of gave name to the Eliseans, who were his subjects; they are now the the Jewsº 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 Cyprus; and from that it is that all islands, and the greatest part of Inhabitants. the sea-coasts, are named Cethim by the Hebrews: 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 Scythians. 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. Medes, 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 sea-coasts, 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 Thracians. 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.