Genesis 9:19

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Genesis 9:17–21 · Berean Standard Bible

17 So God said to Noah, “This is the sign of the covenant that I have established between Me and every creature on the earth.”

18 The sons of Noah who came out of the ark were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. And Ham was the father of Canaan.

19 These three were the sons of Noah, and from them the whole earth was populated.

20 Now Noah, a man of the soil, proceeded to plant a vineyard.

21 But when he drank some of its wine, he became drunk and uncovered himself inside his tent.

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Genesis 5:32

After Noah was 500 years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

Genesis 8:17

Bring out all the living creatures that are with you—birds, livestock, and everything that crawls upon the ground—so that they can spread out over the earth and be fruitful and multiply upon it.”

Genesis 10:2

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

Genesis 10:3

The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.

Genesis 10:4

And the sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites, and the Rodanites.

Genesis 10:5

From these, the maritime peoples separated into their territories, according to their languages, by clans within their nations.

Genesis 10:6

The sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.

Genesis 10:7

The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. And the sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.

Genesis 10:8

Cush was the father of Nimrod, who began to be a mighty one on the earth.

Genesis 10:9

He was a mighty hunter before the LORD; so it is said, “Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before the LORD.”

Genesis 10:10

His kingdom began in Babylon, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.

Genesis 10:11

From that land he went forth into Assyria, where he built Nineveh, Rehoboth-Ir, Calah,

Genesis 10:12

and Resen, which is between Nineveh and the great city of Calah.

Genesis 10:13

Mizraim was the father of the Ludites, the Anamites, the Lehabites, the Naphtuhites,

Genesis 10:14

the Pathrusites, the Casluhites (from whom the Philistines came), and the Caphtorites.

Genesis 10:15

And Canaan was the father of Sidon his firstborn, and of the Hittites,

Genesis 10:16

the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites,

Genesis 10:17

the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites,

Genesis 10:18

the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. Later the Canaanite clans were scattered,

Genesis 10:19

and the borders of Canaan extended from Sidon toward Gerar as far as Gaza, and then toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha.

Genesis 10:20

These are the sons of Ham according to their clans, languages, lands, and nations.

Genesis 10:21

And sons were also born to Shem, the older brother of Japheth; Shem was the forefather of all the sons of Eber.

Genesis 10:22

The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.

Genesis 10:23

The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.

Genesis 10:24

Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah was the father of Eber.

Genesis 10:25

Two sons were born to Eber: One was named Peleg, because in his days the earth was divided, and his brother was named Joktan.

Genesis 10:26

And Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,

Genesis 10:27

Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,

Genesis 10:28

Obal, Abimael, Sheba,

Genesis 10:29

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

Genesis 10:30

Their territory extended from Mesha to Sephar, in the eastern hill country.

Genesis 10:31

These are the sons of Shem, according to their clans, languages, lands, and nations.

Genesis 10:32

All these are the clans of Noah’s sons, according to their generations and nations. From these the nations of the earth spread out after the flood.

1 Chronicles 1:4

The sons of Noah: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

1 Chronicles 1:5

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

1 Chronicles 1:6

The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.

1 Chronicles 1:7

And the sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites, and the Rodanites.

1 Chronicles 1:8

The sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.

1 Chronicles 1:9

The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.

1 Chronicles 1:10

Cush was the father of Nimrod, who began to be a mighty one on the earth.

1 Chronicles 1:11

Mizraim was the father of the Ludites, the Anamites, the Lehabites, the Naphtuhites,

1 Chronicles 1:12

the Pathrusites, the Casluhites (from whom the Philistines came), and the Caphtorites.

1 Chronicles 1:13

And Canaan was the father of Sidon his firstborn, and of the Hittites,

1 Chronicles 1:14

the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites,

1 Chronicles 1:15

the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites,

1 Chronicles 1:16

the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites.

1 Chronicles 1:17

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

1 Chronicles 1:18

Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah was the father of Eber.

1 Chronicles 1:19

Two sons were born to Eber: One was named Peleg, because in his days the earth was divided, and his brother was named Joktan.

1 Chronicles 1:20

And Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,

1 Chronicles 1:21

Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,

1 Chronicles 1:22

Obal, Abimael, Sheba,

1 Chronicles 1:23

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

1 Chronicles 1:24

So from Shem came Arphaxad, Shelah,

1 Chronicles 1:25

Eber, Peleg, Reu,

1 Chronicles 1:26

Serug, Nahor, Terah,

1 Chronicles 1:27

and Abram (that is, Abraham).

1 Chronicles 1:28

The sons of Abraham were Isaac and Ishmael.