Genesis 10:6

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And the sons of Ham: Cush, and Mizraim, and Put, and Canaan.

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Gen 9:22 : 22 And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren without.
1 Chr 1:8-9 : 8 The sons of Ham: Cush, and Mizraim, Put, and Canaan. 9 And the sons of Cush: Seba, and Havilah, and Sabta, and Raama, and Sabteca. And the sons of Raamah: Sheba, and Dedan. 10 And Cush begat Nimrod; he began to be a mighty one in the earth. 11 And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim, 12 and Pathrusim, and Casluhim (from whence came the Philistines), and Caphtorim. 13 And Canaan begat Sidon his first-born, and Heth, 14 and the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgashite, 15 and the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite, 16 and the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite.
1 Chr 4:40 : 40 And they found fat pasture and good, and the land was wide, and quiet, and peaceable; for they that dwelt there aforetime were of Ham.
Ps 78:51 : 51 And smote all the first-born in Egypt, The chief of their strength in the tents of Ham.
Ps 105:23 : 23 Israel also came into Egypt; And Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.
Ps 105:27 : 27 They set among them his signs, And wonders in the land of Ham.
Ps 106:22 : 22 Wondrous works in the land of Ham, [And] terrible things by the Red Sea.
Isa 11:11 : 11 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord will set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, that shall remain, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.
Jer 46:9 : 9 Go up, ye horses; and rage, ye chariots; and let the mighty men go forth: Cush and Put, that handle the shield; and the Ludim, that handle and bend the bow.
Ezek 27:10 : 10 Persia and Lud and Put were in thine army, thy men of war: they hanged the shield and helmet in thee; they set forth thy comeliness.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

1 Chr 1:7-13
7 verses
92%
7And the sons of Javan: Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.
8The sons of Ham: Cush, and Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
9And the sons of Cush: Seba, and Havilah, and Sabta, and Raama, and Sabteca. And the sons of Raamah: Sheba, and Dedan.
10And Cush begat Nimrod; he began to be a mighty one in the earth.
11And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim,
12and Pathrusim, and Casluhim (from whence came the Philistines), and Caphtorim.
13And Canaan begat Sidon his first-born, and Heth,
Gen 10:18-23
6 verses
84%
18and the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite: and afterward were the families of the Canaanite spread abroad.
19And the border of the Canaanite was from Sidon, as thou goest toward Gerar, unto Gaza; as thou goest toward Sodom and Gomorrah and Admah and Zeboiim, unto Lasha.
20These are the sons of Ham, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, in their nations.
21And unto Shem, the father of all the children of Eber, the elder brother of Japheth, to him also were children born.
22The sons of Shem: Elam, and Asshur, and Arpachshad, and Lud, and Aram.
23And the sons of Aram: Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash.
Gen 10:7-8
2 verses
79%
7And the sons of Cush: Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabteca; and the sons of Raamah: Sheba, and Dedan.
8And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth.
Gen 9:18
79%
18And the sons of Noah, that went forth from the ark, were Shem, and Ham, and Japheth: and Ham is the father of Canaan.
Gen 10:13-15
3 verses
78%
13And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim,
14and Pathrusim, and Casluhim (whence went forth the Philistines), and Caphtorim.
15And Canaan begat Sidon his first-born, and Heth,
Gen 10:1-5
5 verses
76%
1Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah, [namely], of Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and unto them were sons born after the flood.
2The sons of Japheth: Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.
3And the sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.
4And the sons of Javan: Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
5Of these were the isles of the nations divided in their lands, every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.
Gen 6:10
76%
10And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
1 Chr 1:4-5
2 verses
75%
4Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
5The sons of Japheth: Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.
Gen 9:22
74%
22And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren without.
1 Chr 1:16-17
2 verses
73%
16and the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite.
17The sons of Shem: Elam, and Asshur, and Arpachshad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech.
Gen 10:31-32
2 verses
73%
31These are the sons of Shem, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after their nations.
32These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations: and of these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood.
Gen 10:26-27
2 verses
71%
26And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,
27and Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah,
Gen 9:25-26
2 verses
71%
25And he said, Cursed be Canaan; A servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren.
26And he said, Blessed be Jehovah, the God of Shem; And let Canaan be his servant.
1 Chr 1:36
71%
36The sons of Eliphaz: Teman, and Omar, Zephi, and Gatam, Kenaz, and Timna, and Amalek.
Ps 105:23
70%
23Israel also came into Egypt; And Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.
Gen 10:29
70%
29and Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these were the sons of Joktan.
1 Chr 4:40
70%
40And they found fat pasture and good, and the land was wide, and quiet, and peaceable; for they that dwelt there aforetime were of Ham.