Genesis 10:21–32

²¹Shem, the elder brother of Japheth, was the ancestor of all the Hebrews. ²²Shem’s sons—Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram—were the ancestors of the peoples who bear their names. ²³The descendants of Aram were the people of Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshek. ²⁴Arpachshad was the father of Shelah, who was the father of Eber. ²⁵Eber had two sons: one was named Peleg,^f because during his time the people of the world were divided; and the other was named Joktan. ²⁶The descendants of Joktan were the people of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, ²⁷Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, ²⁸Obal, Abimael, Sheba, ²⁹Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All of them were descended from Joktan. ³⁰The land in which they lived extended from Mesha to Sephar in the eastern hill country. ³¹These are the descendants of Shem, living in their different tribes and countries, each group speaking its own language.

³²All these peoples are the descendants of Noah, nation by nation, according to their different lines of descent. After the flood all the nations of the earth were descended from the sons of Noah.