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Genesis 10

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Part of The Nations and Babel📖 Genesis introduction

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1Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and unto them were sons born after the flood. ✦ 2The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras. ✦ 3And the sons of Gomer; Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah. ✦ 4And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim. ✦ 5By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations. ✦ 6And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan. ✦ 7And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtechah: and the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan. ✦ 8And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth. ✦ 9He was a mighty hunter before the LORD: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the LORD. ✦ 10And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar. ✦ 11Out of that land went forth Asshur, and builded Nineveh, and the city Rehoboth, and Calah, ✦ 12And Resen between Nineveh and Calah: the same is a great city. 13And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim, ✦ 14And Pathrusim, and Casluhim, (out of whom came Philistim,) and Caphtorim. ✦ 15And Canaan begat Sidon his first born, and Heth, ✦ 16And the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgasite, ✦ 17And the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite, ✦ 18And the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite: and afterward were the families of the Canaanites spread abroad. ✦ 19And the border of the Canaanites was from Sidon, as thou comest to Gerar, unto Gaza; as thou goest, unto Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboim, even unto Lasha. ✦ 20These are the sons of Ham, after their families, after their tongues, in their countries, and in their nations. ✦ 21Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were children born. ✦ 22The children of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram. ✦ 23And the children of Aram; Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash. ✦ 24And Arphaxad begat Salah; and Salah begat Eber. ✦ 25And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother’s name was Joktan. ✦ 26And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah, ✦ 27And Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah, ✦ 28And Obal, and Abimael, and Sheba, ✦ 29And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these were the sons of Joktan. ✦ 30And their dwelling was from Mesha, as thou goest unto Sephar a mount of the east. ✦ 31These are the sons of Shem, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after their nations. ✦ 32These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations: and by these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood. ✦

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From the first promise that the seed of the woman would crush the serpent (3:15), through Abraham's blessing to all nations and Judah's coming ruler, Genesis sows every seed that flowers in Christ — the true offspring, the better Adam, the ram caught for Isaac.

How Genesis 10 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

Resources, by level

Lay

  • ★ Start hereDocumentaryExpedition BibleJoel Kramer · Free · evangelical

    On-location biblical archaeology from a credentialed archaeologist (M.A., excavated in Israel) — the best free place to start on "did it really happen?"

  • ★ Start hereAudioThrough the WordThrough the Word · ~10 min/chapter · Free · evangelical

    A clear ~10-minute audio teaching for every one of the Bible's 1,189 chapters — the most systematic free way to study chapter by chapter.

  • ★ Start hereVideoOverview: Genesis 1–11BibleProject · 9 min · Free

    The single best free starting point for Genesis 1–11 — clear, visual, and faithful to the literary design.

  • VideoSpoken GospelSpoken Gospel · Free · evangelical

    Short, gospel-centered videos and spoken-word poems showing how each passage points to Jesus — especially strong on the Old Testament.

  • ReferenceBook of Genesis — Visual GuideBibleProject · Free

    A free structured guide to the whole book — outline, themes, and links to each video.

  • DocumentaryIs Genesis History?Del Tackett · Free · evangelical

    A young-earth-creationist case for a literal Genesis, free on YouTube. (YEC is one view held by faithful Christians; others read Genesis differently — see the genre guide on how to read it.)

Pastoral

  • SermonChuck Smith — C2000 SeriesChuck Smith · Free · evangelical

    Free verse-by-verse audio through the entire Bible from the founder of Calvary Chapel.

Seminary

  • ★ Start hereCommentaryGenesis (Word Biblical Commentary)Gordon J. Wenham · Paid · evangelical

    For decades the gold-standard commentary on Genesis — technical but rich. (See the ranked list for alternatives like Hamilton, NICOT.)

  • BookThe Pentateuch as NarrativeJohn H. Sailhamer · ~560 pp · Library · evangelical

    A literary-theological reading that makes Genesis's design visible.

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