1 Here is the genealogy of
the sons of Noach - Shem, Ham and Yefet; sons were born to them
after the flood.
2 The sons of Yefet were
Gomer, Magog, Madai, Yavan, Tuval, Meshekh and Tiras.
3 The sons of Gomer were
Ashkenaz, Rifat and Togarmah.
4 The sons of Yavan were
Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim and Dodanim.
5 From these the islands of
the nations were divided into their lands, each according to its
language, according to their families, in their nations.
6 The sons of Ham were Kush,
Mitzrayim, Put and Kena'an.
7 The sons of Kush were S'va,
Havilah, Savta, Ra'mah and Savt'kha. The sons of Ra'mah were Sh'va
and D'dan.
8 Kush fathered Nimrod, who
was the first powerful ruler on earth.
9 He was a mighty hunter
before ADONAI- this is why people say, "Like Nimrod, a mighty
hunter before ADONAI."
10 His kingdom began with
Bavel, Erekh, Akkad and Kalneh, in the land of Shin'ar.
11 Ashur went out from that
land and built Ninveh, the city Rechovot, Kelach,
12 and Resen between Ninveh
and Kelach - that one is the great city.
13 Mitzrayim fathered the
Ludim, the 'Anamim, the L'havim, the Naftuchim,
14 the Patrusim, the
Kasluchim (from whom came the P'lishtim) and the Kaftorim.
15 Kena'an fathered Tzidon
his firstborn, Het,
16 the Y'vusi, the Emori, the
Girgashi,
17 the Hivi, the 'Arki, the
Sini,
18 the Arvadi, the Tz'mari
and the Hamati. Afterwards, the families of the Kena'ani were
dispersed.
19 The border of the Kena'ani
was from Tzidon, as you go toward G'rar, to 'Azah; as you go toward
S'dom, 'Amora, Admah and Tzvoyim, to Lesha.
20 These were the descendants
of Ham, according to their families and languages, in their lands
and in their nations.
21 Children were also born to
Shem, ancestor of all the descendants of 'Ever and older brother of
Yefet.
22 The sons of Shem were'Elam,
Ashur, Arpakhshad, Lud and Aram.
23 The sons of Aram were 'Utz,
Hul, Geter and Mash.
24 Arpakhshad fathered
Shelach, and Shelach fathered 'Ever.
25 To 'Ever were born two
sons. One was given the name Peleg [division], because during his
lifetime the earth was divided. His brother's name was Yoktan.
26 Yoktan fathered Almodad,
Shelef, Hatzar-Mavet, Yerach,
27 Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,
28 'Oval, Avima'el, Sheva,
29 Ofir, Havilah and Yovav -
all these were the sons of Yoktan.
30 Their territory stretched
from Mesha, as you go toward S'far, to the mountain in the
east.
31 These were the descendants
of Shem, according to their families and languages, in their lands
and in their nations.
32 These were the families of
the sons of Noach, according to their generations, in their nations.
From these the nations of the earth were divided up after the flood.
