Historical Records From Adam to Abraham

To Noah’s Sons

1 Adam,a Seth, Enosh, 2 Kenan,b Mahalalel,c Jared,d 3 Enoch,e Methuselah,f Lamech,g Noah.h

4 The sons of Noah:a i

Shem, Ham and Japheth.j

The Japhethites

1:5–7pp—Ge 10:2–5

5 The sonsb of Japheth:

Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshek and Tiras.

6 The sons of Gomer:

Ashkenaz, Riphathc and Togarmah.

7 The sons of Javan:

Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites and the Rodanites.

The Hamites

1:8–16pp—Ge 10:6–20

8 The sons of Ham:

Cush, Egypt, Put and Canaan.

9 The sons of Cush:

Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raamah and Sabteka.

The sons of Raamah:

Sheba and Dedan.

10 Cush was the fatherd of

Nimrod, who became a mighty warrior on earth.

11 Egypt was the father of

the Ludites, Anamites, Lehabites, Naphtuhites, 12 Pathrusites, Kasluhites (from whom the Philistines came) and Caphtorites.

13 Canaan was the father of

Sidon his firstborn,e and of the Hittites, 14 Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashites, 15 Hivites, Arkites, Sinites, 16 Arvadites, Zemarites and Hamathites.