1 Chronicles 1
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1 Chronicles 1:5-23

5The sons of Japheth were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.

6The sons of Gomer were Ashkenaz, Diphath, and Togarmah.

7The sons of Javan were Elishah, Tarshishah, Kittim, and Rodanim.

8The sons of Ham were Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.

9The sons of Cush were Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raama, and Sabtecha. The sons of Raama were Sheba and Dedan.

10Cush begot Nimrod; he began to be a mighty one on the earth.

11Mizraim begot Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim,

12Pathrusim, Casluhim (from whom came the Philistines and the Caphtorim).

13Canaan begot Sidon, his firstborn, and Heth;

14the Jebusite, the Amorite, and the Girgashite;

15the Hivite, the Arkite, and the Sinite;

16the Arvadite, the Zemarite, and the Hamathite.

17The sons of Shem were Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, Aram, Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.

18Arphaxad begot Shelah, and Shelah begot Eber.

19To Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided; and his brother’s name was Joktan.

20Joktan begot Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,

21Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,

22Ebal, Abimael, Sheba,

23Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.

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