Genesis 10:10-26
He built his kingdom in the land of Babylonia, with the cities of Babylon, Erech, Akkad, and Calneh.From there he expanded his territory to Assyria, building the cities of Nineveh, Rehoboth ir, Calah,and Resen( the great city located between Nineveh and Calah).Mizraim was the ancestor of the Ludites, Anamites, Lehabites, Naphtuhites,Pathrusites, Casluhites, and the Caphtorites, from whom the Philistines came.Canaan’s oldest son was Sidon, the ancestor of the Sidonians. Canaan was also the ancestor of the Hittites,Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashites,Hivites, Arkites, Sinites,Arvadites, Zemarites, and Hamathites. The Canaanite clans eventually spread out,and the territory of Canaan extended from Sidon in the north to Gerar and Gaza in the south, and east as far as Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, near Lasha.These were the descendants of Ham, identified by clan, language, territory, and national identity.Sons were also born to Shem, the older brother of Japheth. Shem was the ancestor of all the descendants of Eber.The descendants of Shem were Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.The descendants of Aram were Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah was the father of Eber.Eber had two sons. The first was named Peleg( which means“ division”), for during his lifetime the people of the world were divided into different language groups. His brother’s name was Joktan.Joktan was the ancestor of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
