Genesis 10:1
“Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and unto them were sons born after the flood.”
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Read in Genesis 10Meaning
The chapter introduces the family lines of Shem, Ham, and Japheth after the flood. The verse advances the chapter's ordered account of post-flood peoples.
Read carefully
This verse is one link in the Table of Nations, where personal names can represent ancestors, clans, or peoples within the chapter's ancient genealogical framework.
Reflection
Genesis 10 presents human diversity as developing within one post-flood human family, while preserving distinct peoples, places, and lines of descent.