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10 The beginning of his kingdom was (A)Babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in (B)the land of Shinar. 11 From that land he went into Assyria and built Nineveh, Rehoboth-Ir, Calah, and 12 Resen between Nineveh and Calah; that is the great city. 13 (C)Egypt fathered Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim, 14 Pathrusim, Casluhim (from whom[a] the Philistines came), and (D)Caphtorim.

15 (E)Canaan fathered Sidon his firstborn and Heth, 16 and the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites, 17 the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites, 18 the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. Afterwards the clans of the Canaanites dispersed.

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  1. Genesis 10:14 Or from where

10 The first centers of his kingdom were Babylon,(A) Uruk,(B) Akkad and Kalneh,(C) in[a] Shinar.[b](D) 11 From that land he went to Assyria,(E) where he built Nineveh,(F) Rehoboth Ir,[c] Calah 12 and Resen, which is between Nineveh and Calah—which is the great city.

13 Egypt was the father of

the Ludites, Anamites, Lehabites, Naphtuhites, 14 Pathrusites, Kasluhites (from whom the Philistines(G) came) and Caphtorites.(H)

15 Canaan(I) was the father of

Sidon(J) his firstborn,[d](K) and of the Hittites,(L) 16 Jebusites,(M) Amorites,(N) Girgashites,(O) 17 Hivites,(P) Arkites, Sinites, 18 Arvadites,(Q) Zemarites and Hamathites.(R)

Later the Canaanite(S) clans scattered

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  1. Genesis 10:10 Or Uruk and Akkad—all of them in
  2. Genesis 10:10 That is, Babylonia
  3. Genesis 10:11 Or Nineveh with its city squares
  4. Genesis 10:15 Or of the Sidonians, the foremost