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1 Chronicles 1:6-19 Modern English Version (MEV)

6. The sons of Gomer wereAshkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.

7. The sons of Javan wereElishah, Tarshish, the Kittites, and the Rodanites.

8. The sons of Ham wereCush, Egypt, Put, and Canaan.

9. The sons of Cush wereSeba, Havilah, Sabta, Raamah, and Sabteka.The sons of Raamah wereSheba and Dedan.

10. Cush became the father ofNimrod, who began to be mighty on the earth.

11. Egypt became the father ofthe Ludites, Anamites, Lehabites, and Naphtuhites,

12. Pathrusites, Kasluhites (from whom came the Philistines), and the Caphtorites.

13. Canaan became the father ofSidon, his firstborn, and Heth

14. and the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites,

15. the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites,

16. the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites.

17. The sons of Shem wereElam, Ashur, Arphaxad, Lud, Aram,Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshek.

18. Arphaxad became the father of Shelah,and Shelah became the father of Eber.

19. Two sons were born to Eber:The name of one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided, and the name of his brother was Joktan.

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