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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 records of the generations of the sons of Noah: Shem, Ham, and Japheth; and sons were born to them after the flood. ✦ 2The sons of Japheth were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras. ✦ 3The sons of Gomer were Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah. ✦ 4The sons of Javan were Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim. ✦ 5From these the people of the coastlands of the nations were separated into their lands, every one according to his language, according to their families, into their nations. ✦ 6The sons of Ham were Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan. ✦ 7The sons of Cush were Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca; and the sons of Raamah were Sheba and Dedan. ✦ 8Now Cush fathered Nimrod; he became a mighty one on the earth. ✦ 9He was a mighty hunter before the Lord; therefore it is said, “Like Nimrod a mighty hunter before the Lord.” ✦ 10And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar. ✦ 11From that land he went to Assyria, and built Nineveh, Rehoboth-Ir, Calah, ✦ 12and Resen between Nineveh and Calah; that is the great city. 13Mizraim fathered Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim, ✦ 14Pathrusim, Casluhim (from whom came the Philistines), and Caphtorim. ✦ 15Canaan fathered Sidon, his firstborn, and Heth, ✦ 16the Jebusite, the Amorite, the Girgashite, ✦ 17the Hivite, the Arkite, the Sinite, ✦ 18the Arvadite, the Zemarite, and the Hamathite; and afterward the families of the Canaanite were spread abroad. ✦ 19The territory of the Canaanite extended from Sidon going toward Gerar, as far as Gaza; and going toward Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha. ✦ 20These are the sons of Ham, according to their families, according to their languages, by their lands, and by their nations. ✦ 21Also to Shem, the father of all the children of Eber, and the older brother of Japheth, children were born. ✦ 22The sons of Shem were Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram. ✦ 23The sons of Aram were Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash. ✦ 24Arpachshad fathered Shelah; and Shelah fathered Eber. ✦ 25Two sons were born to Eber; the name of the one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided; and his brother’s name was Joktan. ✦ 26Joktan fathered Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, ✦ 27Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, ✦ 28Obal, Abimael, Sheba, ✦ 29Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab; all of these were the sons of Joktan. ✦ 30Now their settlement extended from Mesha going toward Sephar, the hill country of the east. ✦ 31These are the sons of Shem, according to their families, according to their languages, by their lands, and according to their nations. ✦ 32These are the families of the sons of Noah, according to their descendants, by their nations; and out of these the nations were separated on 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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