4 The sons of Javan:Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites and the Rodanites.
5 (From these the maritime peoples spread out into their territories by their clans within their nations, each with its own language.)The Hamites
6 The sons of Ham:Cush, Egypt, Put and Canaan.
7 The sons of Cush:Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah and Sabteka.The sons of Raamah:Sheba and Dedan.
8 Cush was the father of Nimrod, who became a mighty warrior on the earth.
9 He was a mighty hunter before the Lord; that is why it is said, ‘Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before the Lord.’
10 The first centres of his kingdom were Babylon, Uruk, Akkad and Kalneh, in Shinar.