5. From these the coastlands of the nations were separated into their lands, every one according to its language, according to their families, by their nations.
6. The sons of Ham were Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
7. The sons of Cush were Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah were Sheba and Dedan.
8. Cush was the father of Nimrod; he began to be a valiant warrior on the earth.
9. He was a mighty hunter before the Lord. (That is why it is said, “Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before the Lord.”)
10. The primary regions of his kingdom were Babel, Erech, Akkad, and Calneh in the land of Shinar.