1. This is the account of the families of Shem, Ham, and Japheth, the three sons of Noah. Many children were born to them after the great flood.
2. The descendants of Japheth were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
3. The descendants of Gomer were Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.
4. The descendants of Javan were Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.
5. Their descendants became the seafaring peoples that spread out to various lands, each identified by its own language, clan, and national identity.
6. The descendants of Ham were Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
7. The descendants of Cush were Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The descendants of Raamah were Sheba and Dedan.