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Cush was the father of Nimrod, who became a mighty warrior on the earth.
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He was a mighty hunter before the LORD; that is why it is said, “Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before the LORD.”
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The first centers of his kingdom were Babylon, Uruk, Akkad and Kalneh, in Shinar.
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From that land he went to Assyria, where he built Nineveh, Rehoboth Ir, Calah
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and Resen, which is between Nineveh and Calah—which is the great city.
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Egypt was the father of the Ludites, Anamites, Lehabites, Naphtuhites,
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Pathrusites, Kasluhites (from whom the Philistines came) and Caphtorites.
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Canaan was the father of Sidon his firstborn, and of the Hittites,
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Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashites,
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Hivites, Arkites, Sinites,
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Arvadites, Zemarites and Hamathites. Later the Canaanite clans scattered
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and the borders of Canaan reached from Sidon toward Gerar as far as Gaza, and then toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboyim, as far as Lasha.
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These are the sons of Ham by their clans and languages, in their territories and nations.
The Semites
21 Sons were also born to Shem, whose older brother was Japheth; Shem was the ancestor of all the sons of Eber.
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The sons of Shem: Elam, Ashur, Arphaxad, Lud and Aram.
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The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether and Meshek.
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Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah the father of Eber.
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Two sons were born to Eber: One was named Peleg, because in his time the earth was divided; his brother was named Joktan.
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Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
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Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,
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Ophir, Havilah and Jobab. All these were sons of Joktan.
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The region where they lived stretched from Mesha toward Sephar, in the eastern hill country.