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4The sons of Noah:Septuagint; Hebrew does not have The sons of Noah:
Shem, Ham and Japheth. The Japhethites

5The sonsSons may mean descendants or successors or nations; also in verses 6-10, 17 and 20. of Japheth:
Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech and Tiras.

6The sons of Gomer:
Ashkenaz, RiphathMany Hebrew manuscripts and Vulgate (see also Septuagint and Gen. 10:3); most Hebrew manuscripts Diphath and Togarmah.

7The sons of Javan:
Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittim and the Rodanim. The Hamites

8The sons of Ham:
Cush, Mizraim,That is, Egypt; also in verse 11 Put and Canaan.

9The sons of Cush:
Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raamah and Sabteca.
The sons of Raamah:
Sheba and Dedan.

10Cush was the fatherFather may mean ancestor or predecessor or founder; also in verses 11, 13, 18 and 20. of
Nimrod, who grew to be a mighty warrior on earth.

11Mizraim was the father of
the Ludites, Anamites, Lehabites, Naphtuhites,12Pathrusites, Casluhites (from whom the Philistines came) and Caphtorites.

13Canaan was the father of
Sidon his firstborn,Or of the Sidonians, the foremost and of the Hittites,14Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashites,15Hivites, Arkites, Sinites,16Arvadites, Zemarites and Hamathites. The Semites

19Two sons were born to Eber:
One was named Peleg,Peleg means division. because in his time the earth was divided; his brother was named Joktan.

20Joktan was the father of
Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,21Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,22Obal,Some Hebrew manuscripts and Syriac (see also Gen. 10:28); most Hebrew manuscripts Ebal Abimael, Sheba,23Ophir, Havilah and Jobab. All these were sons of Joktan.

24Shem, Arphaxad,Hebrew; some Septuagint manuscripts Arphaxad, Cainan (see also note at Gen. 11:10) Shelah,

25Eber, Peleg, Reu,

26Serug, Nahor, Terah

27and Abram (that is, Abraham).