This chapter lays out the 3 nations formed by the descendants of Noah's sons Japheth (the Japhethites), Ham (the Hamites) and Shem (the Semites). The Japhethites' territories had maritime links and they spoke a number of languages. In the Hamites' territories they also spoke different languages and of note was their hunting capacity with Nimrod called a mighty hunter. The roots of Nineveh are in this nation as are the Philistines, the Canaanites and Sodom and Gomorrah. The Semites also had their own territories and languages, and from this nation came Abraham and Sarah.
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