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CHAP. X.

The genealogie of Noes children, by whom the world was increased againe, after the floud.

These are the generations of the sonnes of Noe, Sem, Cham, and Iapheth: and children were borne to them after the floud. 2The children of Iapheth: Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Iauan, and Thubal, and Mosoch, and Thiras. 3Moreouer the children of Gomer: Ascenez and Riphath and Thogorma. 4And the sonnes of Iauan: Elisa and Tharsis, the Cetims and the Dodanims. 5Of these were diuided the Iles of Nations in their countries, ech one according to his tongue and their families in their nations. 6And the sonnes of Cham: Chus, and Mesraim, and Phut, and Chanaan. 7And the sonnes of Chus: Saba, and Heuila, & Sabatha, and Regma, & Sabathaca. The sonnes of Regma: Saba, and Dadan. 8Moreouer Chus begat Nemrod: he began to be mightie in the earth, 9and he was a valiaunt hunter[1] before our Lord. Therof rose a prouerbe: As it were Nemrod the valiaunt hunter before our Lord. 10And the beginning of his kingdome was Babylon, and Arach, and Achad, and Chalanne in the land of Sennaar. 11Out of that land came forth Assur, and builded Niniue, and the streets of the citie, and Chale. 12Resen also betwen Niniue and Chale: this is the great citie. 13But Mesraim also begat the Ludims, & the Anamims, & the Laabims, the Nephthuims, 14and the Phetrusims, and the Casluims: of whom came forth the Philistims & the Caphtorims. 15And Canaan begat Sidon his first begotten, Hethæus, 16and Iebusæus, and Amorrhæus, and Gergesæus, 17Heuæus and Aracæus: Sinæus, 18and Aradius, Samaræus, and Hamathæus: and afterwardes were spred the people of the Chananits. 19And the limitts of Chanaan were from Sidon as we come to Gerara euen to Gaza, vntil thou enter to Sodoma & Gomorrha, and Adama, & Seboim euen to Lesa. 20These are the children of Cham in their kinreds, and tongues, and generations & lands, and nations. 21Of Sem also[2] father of al the children of Herber, the elder brother of Iapheth were borne. 22The children of Sem: Ælam and Assur, and

  1. That is in his sight who can not be deceiued.
  2. Hence S. Augustin geathereth that the people of Israel were called Hebrewes of this Heber. l. 16. c. 3. ciuit.