¹ This is the account of Shem, Ham and Japheth, Noah`s sons, who themselves had sons after the flood. ² The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshek and Tiras. ³ The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath and Togarmah. ⁴ The sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites and the Rodanites. ⁵ (From these the maritime peoples spread out into their territories by their clans within their nations, each with its own language.) ⁶ The sons of Ham: Cush, Egypt, Put and Canaan. ⁷ The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah and Sabteka. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan. ⁸ Cush was the father of Nimrod, who became a mighty warrior on the earth.