15. Canaan was the father ofSidon his firstborn, then Heth,
16. also the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites,
17. the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites,
18. the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites.Later the Canaanite families scattered.
19. The border of the Canaanites extended from Sidon toward Gerar as far as Gaza and then toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim as far as Lasha.
20. These were Ham’s descendants by families and languages within their countries and nations.
21. Shem, Japheth’s older brother, also had children. ⌊Shem was⌋ the ancestor of all the sons of Eber.
22. Shem’s descendants wereElam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram.
23. Aram’s descendants wereUz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.