⁸Cush was the father of Nimrod. Nimrod grew up to be a mighty hero on the earth. ⁹He was a mighty hunter in the Lord’s eyes. That’s why people sometimes compare others with Nimrod. They say, “They are like Nimrod, who is a mighty hunter in the Lord’s eyes.”

¹⁰At first Nimrod’s kingdom was made up of Babylon, Erech, Akkad and Calneh. Those cities were in the land of Babylonia.

¹¹From that land he went to Assyria. There he built Nineveh, Rehoboth Ir and Calah. ¹²He also built Resen. It is between Nineveh and Calah. Nineveh is the great city.

¹³Egypt was the father of

the Ludites, Anamites, Lehabites and Naphtuhites. ¹⁴He was also the father of the Pathrusites, Casluhites and Caphtorites. The Philistines came from the Casluhites.

¹⁵Canaan was the father of

Sidon. Sidon was his oldest son. Canaan was also the father of the Hittites, ¹⁶Jebusites, Amorites and Girgashites. ¹⁷And he was the father of the Hivites, Arkites, Sinites, ¹⁸Arvadites, Zemarites and Hamathites.

Later the Canaanite tribes scattered. ¹⁹The borders of Canaan went from Sidon toward Gerar all the way to Gaza. Then they went toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboiim all the way to Lasha.

²⁰Those are the sons of Ham. They are listed by their tribes and languages in their territories and nations.

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