1. This is the account of Noah’s sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth, and their descendants. Shem, Ham and Japheth had children after the flood.
2. Japheth’s descendants wereGomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
3. Gomer’s descendants wereAshkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.
4. Javan’s descendants werethe people from Elishah, Tarshish, Cyprus, and Rhodes.
5. From these descendants the people of the coastlands spread into their own countries. Each nation had its own language and families.