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And these are the names of the sons of Noach: Yefet, Cham and Shem; and children were born to them after the flood, for they had taken wives before the flood.
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These are the sons of Yefet; Gomer, Magog, Madai, Yavan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras, seven sons.
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And the sons of Gomer were Askinaz, Rephath and Tegarmah.
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And the sons of Magog were Elichanaf and Lubal.
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And the children of Madai were Achon, Zeelo, Chazoni and Lot.
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And the sons of Yavan were Elisha, Tarshish, Chittim and Dudonim.
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And the sons of Tubal were Ariphi, Kesed and Taari.
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And the sons of Meshech were Dedon, Zaron and Shebashni.
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And the sons of Tiras were Benib, Gera, Lupirion and Gilak; these are the sons of Yefet according to their families, and their numbers in those days were about four hundred and sixty men.
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And these are the sons of Cham; Cush, Mitsrayim, Phut and Kena’an, four sons; and the sons of Cush were Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raama and Satecha, and the sons of Raama were Sheba and Dedan.
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And the sons of Mitsrayim were Lud, Anom and Pathros, Chasloth and Chaphtor.
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And the sons of Phut were Gebul, Hadan, Benah and Adan.
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And the sons of Kena’an were Zidon, Heth, Amori, Gergashi, Hivi, Arkee, Seni, Arodi, Zimodi and Chamothi.
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These are the sons of Cham, according to their families, and their numbers in those days were about seven hundred and thirty men.
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And these are the sons of Shem; Elam, Ashur, Arpakhshad, Lud and Aram, five sons; and the sons of Elam were Shushan, Machul and Harmon.
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And the sons of Ashar were Mirus and Mokil, and the sons of Arpakhshad were Shelach, Anar and Ashcol.
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And the sons of Lud were Pethor and Bizayon, and the sons of Aram were Uz, Chul, Gather and Mash.
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These are the sons of Shem, according to their families; and their numbers in those days were about three hundred men. 15
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These are the generations of Shem; Shem fathered Arpakhshad and Arpakhshad fathered Shelach, and Shelach fathered Eber and to Eber were born two children, the name of one was Peleg, for in his days the sons of men were divided, and in the latter days, the earth was divided.
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And the name of the second was Yoktan, meaning that in his day the lives of the sons of men were diminished and lessened.
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These are the sons of Yoktan; Almodad, Shelaf, Chazarmoveth, Yerach, Hadurom, Ozel, Diklah, Obal, Abimael, Sheba, Ophir, Havilah and Yovav; all these are the sons of Yoktan.
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And Peleg his brother fathered Yen, and Yen fathered Serug, and Serug fathered Nachor and Nachor fathered Terach, and Terach was thirty-eight years old, and he fathered Charan and Nachor.
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And Cush the son of Cham, the son of Noach, took a wife in those days in his old age, and she bore a son, and they called his name Nimrod, saying, At that time the sons of men again began to rebel and transgress against Elohim, and the child grew up, and his father loved him exceedingly, for he was the son of his old age.
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And the garments of skin which Elohim made for Adam and his wife, when they went out of the garden, were given to Cush.
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For after the death of Adam and his wife, the garments were given to Chanokh, the son of Yered, and when Chanokh was taken up to Elohim, he gave them to Metushelach, his son.
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And at the death of Metushelach, Noach took them and brought them to the ark, and they were with him until he went out of the ark.
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And in their going out, Cham stole those garments from Noach his father, and he took them and hid them from his brothers.
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And when Cham fathered his first born Cush, he gave him the garments in secret, and they were with Cush many days.
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And Cush also concealed them from his sons and brothers, and when Cush had begotten Nimrod, he gave him those garments through his love for him, and Nimrod grew up, and when he was twenty years old he put on those garments.
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And Nimrod became strong when he put on the garments, and Elohim gave him might and strength, and he was a mighty hunter in the earth, yea, he was a mighty hunter in the field, and he hunted the animals and he built altars, and he offered upon them the animals before Yahuah.
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And Nimrod strengthened himself, and he rose up from among his brethren, and he fought the battles of his brethren against all their enemies round about.
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And Yahuah delivered all the enemies of his brethren in his hands, and Elohim prospered him from time to time in his battles, and he reigned upon earth.
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Therefore it became current in those days, when a man ushered forth those that he had trained up for battle, he would say to them, Like Elohim did to Nimrod, who was a mighty hunter in the earth, and who succeeded in the battles that prevailed against his brethren, that he delivered them from the hands of their enemies, so may Elohim strengthen us and deliver us this day.
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And when Nimrod was forty years old, at that time there was a war between his brethren and the children of Yefet, so that they were in the power of their enemies.
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And Nimrod went forth at that time, and he assembled all the sons of Cush and their families, about four hundred and sixty men, and he hired also from some of his friends and acquaintances about eighty men, and be gave them their hire, and he went with them to battle, and when he was on the road, Nimrod strengthened the hearts of the people that went with him.
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And he said to them, Do not fear, neither be alarmed, for all our enemies will be delivered into our hands, and you may do with them as you please.
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And all the men that went were about five hundred, and they fought against their enemies, and they destroyed them, and subdued them, and Nimrod placed standing officers over them in their respective places.
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And he took some of their children as security, and they were all servants to Nimrod and to his brethren, and Nimrod and all the people that were with him turned homeward.
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And when Nimrod had joyfully returned from battle, after having conquered his enemies, all his brethren, together with those who knew him before, assembled to make him king over them, and they placed the regal crown upon his head.
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And he set over his subjects and people, princes, judges, and rulers, as is the custom among kings.
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And he placed Terach the son of Nachor the prince of his host, and he dignified him and elevated him above all his princes.
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And while he was reigning according to his heart's desire, after having conquered all his enemies around, he advised with his counselors to build a city for his palace, and they did so.
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And they found a large valley opposite to the east, and they built him a large and extensive city, and Nimrod called the name of the city that he built Shinar, for Yahuah had vehemently shaken his enemies and destroyed them.
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And Nimrod lived in Shinar, and he reigned securely, and he fought with his enemies and he subdued them, and he prospered in all his battles, and his kingdom became very great.
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And all nations and tongues heard of his fame, and they gathered themselves to him, and they bowed down to the earth, and they brought him offerings, and he became their lord and king, and they all lived with him in the city at Shinar, and Nimrod reigned in the earth over all the sons of Noach, and they were all under his power and counsel.
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And all the earth was of one tongue and words of union, but Nimrod did not go in the ways of Yahuah, and he was more wicked than all the men that were before him, from the days of the flood until those days.
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And he made elohim of wood and stone, and he bowed down to them, and he rebelled against Yahuah, and taught all his subjects and the people of the earth his wicked ways; and Mardon his son was more wicked than his father.
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And every one that heard of the acts of Mardon the son of Nimrod would say, concerning him, From the wicked goes forth wickedness; therefore it became a proverb in the whole earth, saying, From the wicked goes forth wickedness, and it was current in the words of men from that time to this.
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And Terach the son of Nachor, prince of Nimrod's host, was in those days very great in the sight of the king and his subjects, and the king and princes loved him, and they elevated him very high.
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And Terach took a wife and her name was Amthelo the daughter of Cornebo; and the wife of Terach conceived and bore him a son in those days.
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Terach was seventy years old when he fathered him, and Terach called the name of his son that was born to him Avram, because the king had raised him in those days, and dignified him above all his princes that were with him.