{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/drb/genesis/10","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-30T14:36:14.748Z"},"reference":{"translation":"DRB","book":"Genesis","bookSlug":"genesis","chapter":10,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":9,"nextChapter":11,"totalChapters":50,"totalVerses":32},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"These are the generations of the sons of Noe: Sem, Cham, and Japheth: and unto them sons were born after the flood. "},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"The sons of Japheth: Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Thubal, and Mosoch, and Thiras. "},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"And the sons of Gomer: Ascenez and Riphath and Thogorma. "},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"And the sons of Javan: Elisa and Tharsis, Cetthim, and Dodanim. "},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"By these were divided the islands of the Gentiles in their lands, every one according to his tongue and their families in their nations. "},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"And the sons of Cham: Chus, and Mesram, and Phuth, and Chanaan. "},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"And the sons of Chus: Saba and Hevila, and Sabatha, and Regma, and Sabatacha. The sons of Regma: Saba and Dadan. "},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"Now Chus begot Nemrod: he began to be mighty on earth. "},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"And he was a stout hunter before the Lord. Hence came a proverb: Even as Nemrod the stout hunter before the Lord. "},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"And the beginning of his kingdom was Babylon, and Arach, and Achad, and Chalanne in the land of Sennaar. "},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"Out of that land came forth Assur, and built Ninive, and the streets of the city, and Chale. "},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"Resen also between Ninive and Chale: this is the great city. "},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"And Mesraim begot Ludim, and Anamim, and Laabim, Nepthuim, "},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"And Phetrusim, and Chasluim; of whom came forth the Philistines, and the Capthorim. "},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"And Chanaan begot Sidon, his firstborn, the Hethite, "},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"And the Jebusite, and the Amorrhite, and the Gergesite, "},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"The Hevite and the Aracite: the Sinite, "},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"And the Aradian, the Samarite, and the Hamathite: and afterwards the families of the Chanaanites were spread abroad. "},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"And the limits of Chanaan were from Sidon as one comes to Gerara even to Gaza, until thou enter Sodom and Gomorrha, and Adama, and Seboim even to Lesa. "},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"These are the children of Cham in their kindreds, and tongues, and generations, and lands, and nations. "},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"Of Sem also, the father of all children of Heber, the elder brother of Japheth, sons were born. "},{"verseNumber":22,"text":"The sons of Sem: Elam and Assur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram. "},{"verseNumber":23,"text":"The sons of Aram: Us and Hull, and Gether: and Mess. "},{"verseNumber":24,"text":"But Arphaxad begot Sale, of whom was born Heber. "},{"verseNumber":25,"text":"And to Heber were born two sons: the name of the one was Phaleg, because in his days the earth was divided: and his brother's name Jectan. "},{"verseNumber":26,"text":"Which Jectan begot Elmodad, and Saleph, and Asarmoth, Jare, "},{"verseNumber":27,"text":"And Anduram, and Uzal, and Decla, "},{"verseNumber":28,"text":"And Ebal, and Abimael, Saba, "},{"verseNumber":29,"text":"And Ophir, and Hevila, and Jobab. "},{"verseNumber":30,"text":"And their dwelling was from Messa as we go on as far as Sephar, a mountain in the east. "},{"verseNumber":31,"text":"These are the children of Sem according to their kindreds and tongues, and countries in their nations. "},{"verseNumber":32,"text":"These are the families of Noe, according to their peoples and nations. By these were the nations divided on the earth after the flood. "}],"citation":{"inline":"Genesis 10 (DRB)","markdown":"[Genesis 10](https://primebible.com/drb/genesis/10)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* DRB. https://primebible.com/drb/genesis/10 (accessed 2026-05-30)."}}