2 Kenan the father of Mahalalel, Mahalalel the father of Jared.
3 Jared was the father of Enoch, who was the father of Methuselah; Methuselah was the father of Lamech,
4 who was the father of Noah. Noah had three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
5 The sons of Japheth — Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras — were the ancestors of the peoples who bear their names.
6 The descendants of Gomer were the people of Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.
7 The descendants of Javan were the people of Elishah, Spain, Cyprus, and Rhodes.
8 The sons of Ham — Cush, Egypt, Libya, and Canaan — were the ancestors of the peoples who bear their names.