The Table of Nations in Genesis 10 traces 70 nations from Noah’s sons after the flood, mapping the ancient world and introducing Nimrod, history’s first empire builder.
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Lyrics
This is the history of the generations of the sons of Noah Shem, Ham, and Japheth Sons were born to them after the flood
The sons of Japheth were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras The sons of Gomer were Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah The sons of Javan were Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim
Of these were the islands of the nations divided in their lands Everyone after his language, after their families, in their nations The sons of Ham were Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan The sons of Cush were Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca
The sons of Raamah were Sheba and Dedan Cush became the father of Nimrod He began to be a mighty one in the earth He was a mighty hunter before the LORD
The beginning of his kingdom was Babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh In the land of Shinar Out of that land he went into Assyria And built Nineveh, Rehoboth Ir, and Calah
Mizraim became the father of Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim Pathrusim, Casluhim, and Caphtorim Canaan became the father of Sidon his firstborn, Heth The Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites The Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites The Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites
The children of Shem Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram The sons of Aram Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash Arpachshad became the father of Shelah Shelah became the father of Eber
To Eber were born two sons The name of the one was Peleg For in his days the earth was divided His brother’s name was Joktan Joktan became the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, Obal, Abimael, Sheba Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab
These were the sons of Joktan Their dwelling extended from Mesha As you go towards Sephar, the mountain of the east These are the families of the sons of Noah By their generations, according to their nations
The nations divided from these in the earth after the flood
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