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- Now these are the generations of the sonnes of Noah, Shem, Ham and Iapheth: vnto whom sonnes were borne after the flood.
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- The sonnes of Iapheth were Gomer and Magog, and Madai, and Iauan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.
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- And the sonnes of Gomer, Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.
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- Also the sonnes of Iauan, Elishah and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
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- Of these were the yles of the Gentiles deuided in their landes, euery man after his tongue, and after their families in their nations.
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- Moreouer, ye sonnes of Ham were Cush, and Mizraim, and Put, and Canaan.
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- And the sonnes of Cush, Seba and Hauilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtecha: also the sonnes of Raamah were Sheba and Dedan.
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- And Cush begate Nimrod, who began to be mightie in the earth.
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- He was a mightie hunter before the Lord.
wherefore it is saide, As Nimrod the mightie hunter before the Lord.
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- And the beginning of his kingdome was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
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- Out of that land came Asshur, and builded Niniueh, and the citie Rehoboth, and Calah:
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- Resen also betweene Niniueh and Calah: this is a great citie.
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- And Mizraim begate Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim.
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- Pathrusim also, & Casluhim (out of whom came the Philistims) and Caphtorims.
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- Also Canaan begat Zidon his first borne, and Heth,
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- And Iebusi, and Emori, and Girgashi,
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- And Hiui, and Arki, and Sini,
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- And Aruadi, and Zemari, and Hamathi: and afterwarde were the families of the Canaanites spred abroade.
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- Then the border of the Canaanites was from Zidon, as thou commest to Gerar vntil Azzah, and as thou goest vnto Sodom, & Gomorah, and Admah, and Zeboijm, euen vnto Lasha.
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- These are the sonnes of Ham according to their families, according to their tongues in their countries and in their nations.
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- Vnto Shem also the father of all the sonnes of Eber, and elder brother of Iapheth were children borne.
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- The sonnes of Shem were Elam and Asshur, and Arpachshad, and Lud, and Aram.
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- And the sonnes of Aram, Vz and Hul, and Gether and Mash.
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- Also Arpachshad begate Shelah, and Shelah begate Eber.
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- Vnto Eber also were borne two sonnes: the name of the one was Peleg: for in his dayes was the earth diuided: and his brothers name was Ioktan.
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- Then Ioktan begate Almodad and Sheleph, and Hazarmaueth, and Ierah,
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- And Hadoram, and Vzal, and Dicklah,
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- And Obal, and Abimael, and Sheba,
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- And Ophir, and Hauilah, and Iobab: all these were the sonnes of Ioktan.
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- And their dwelling was from Mesha, as thou goest vnto Sephar a mount of the East.
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- These are the sonnes of Shem according to their families, according to their tongues, in their countreis and nations.
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- These are the families of the sonnes of Noah, after their generations among their people: and out of these were the nations diuided in the earth after the flood.
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