17. The Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites,
18. The Arvadites, the Zemarites and the Hamathites. Afterward the families of the Canaanites spread abroad
19. And the territory of the Canaanites extended from Sidon as one goes to Gerar as far as Gaza, and as one goes to Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha.
20. These are the sons of Ham by their families, their languages, their lands, and their nations.
21. To Shem also, the younger brother of Japheth and the ancestor of all the children of Eber [including the Hebrews], children were born.
22. The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram.
23. The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.
24. Arpachshad became the father of Shelah; and Shelah became the father of Eber.
25. To Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg [division], because [the inhabitants of] the earth were divided up in his days; and his brother's name was Joktan.
26. Joktan became the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
27. Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,
28. Obal, Abimael, Sheba,
29. Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab; all these were the sons of Joktan.
30. The territory in which they lived extended from Mesha as one goes toward Sephar to the hill country of the east.
31. These are Shem's descendants by their families, their languages, their lands, and their nations.
32. These are the families of the sons of Noah, according to their generations, within their nations; and from these the nations spread abroad on the earth after the flood. [Acts 17:26.]