Genesis 10 - The Elect of God Royal Academy

Genesis Chapter 10
What You Will Learn

The generations of the three sons of Noah: Japheth, Ham, and Shem.
The seven sons of Japheth and the coastland peoples that come from them.
The descendants of Ham, including Nimrod and the beginning of his kingdom in the land of Shinar.
The descendants of Shem, the line through Eber, and the division of the earth in the days of Peleg.
The sons of Joktan and the territory in which they lived.
How the nations are organized by clans, languages, lands, and nations.
The Power of the key names and the three-witness reading of the spreading of humanity after the flood.

Note on Repeated Witnesses
The Gospel (Acts 17:26) and the Quran (Surah Al-Hujurat 49:13) appear throughout this chapter. This is intentional. Genesis 10 is itself a repetitive table of nations. Repeating the same clear witnesses allows the disciple to see that all peoples come from one origin and are made into peoples and tribes for a purpose.

How to Read This Chapter
Each section is presented with the full English text, the Hebrew with word-by-word Power values and Verse Power, key numeric highlights (especially the names and the pattern of seven), a full Gospel parallel, and a full Quranic parallel. The Power remains front and center. Chapter-level notes gather the larger patterns so the individual verses stay clean and focused on the text and the numbers.

Genesis 10:1 (The sons of Japheth)
These are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Sons were born to them after the flood.

Hebrew
וְאֵלֶּה תּוֹלְדֹת בְּנֵי־נֹחַ שֵׁם חָם וָיָפֶת וַיִּוָּלְדוּ לָהֶם בָּנִים אַחַר הַמַּבּוּל

Verse Power: 2,417 Key Power highlights:

תּוֹלְדֹת = 840
The three sons of Noah after the flood

Genesis 10:2
The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.

Hebrew
בְּנֵי יֶפֶת גֹּמֶר וּמָגוֹג וּמָדַי וְיָוָן וְתֻבָל וּמֶשֶׁךְ וְתִירָס

Verse Power: 2,471 Key Power highlights:

The seven sons of Japheth

Pattern of Seven:
Japheth has seven sons.

Genesis 10:3
The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.

Hebrew
וּבְנֵי גֹּמֶר אַשְׁכְּנַז וְרִיפַת וְתֹגַרְמָה

Power (letter values):
וּבְנֵי = 68 | גֹּמֶר = 243 | אַשְׁכְּנַז = 378 | וְרִיפַת = 696 | וְתֹגַרְמָה = 654

Verse Power: 2,039

Genesis 10:4
The sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.

Hebrew
וּבְנֵי יָוָן אֱלִישָׁה וְתַרְשִׁישׁ כִּתִּים וְדֹדָנִים

Verse Power: 2,280 Key Power highlights:

וְתַרְשִׁישׁ = 1,216

Genesis 10:5
From these the coastland peoples spread in their lands, each with his own language, by their clans, in their nations.

Hebrew
מֵאֵלֶּה נִפְרְדוּ אִיֵּי הַגּוֹיִם בְּאַרְצֹתָם אִישׁ לִלְשֹׁנוֹ לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם בְּגוֹיֵהֶם

Verse Power: 2,925 Key Power highlights:

נִפְרְדוּ = 340 (“were separated / spread”)
By lands, language, clans, and nations

Gospel
Acts 17:26
ἐποίησέν τε ἐξ ἑνὸς πᾶν ἔθνος ἀνθρώπων κατοικεῖν ἐπὶ παντὸς προσώπου τῆς γῆς, ὁρίσας προστεταγμένους καιροὺς καὶ τὰς ὁροθεσίας τῆς κατοικίας αὐτῶν

English:
And He made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined allotted periods and the boundaries of their dwelling place.

Quran
Surah Al-Hujurat 49:13
يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّا خَلَقْنَاكُم مِّن ذَكَرٍ وَأُنثَىٰ وَجَعَلْنَاكُمْ شُعُوبًا وَقَبَائِلَ لِتَعَارَفُوا ۚ إِنَّ أَكْرَمَكُمْ عِندَ اللَّهِ أَتْقَاكُمْ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلِيمٌ خَبِيرٌ

English:
O mankind, indeed We have created you from male and female and made you peoples and tribes that you may know one another. Indeed, the most noble of you in the sight of Allah is the most righteous of you. Indeed, Allah is Knowing and Acquainted.

Combined Power of 10:1–5: 12,132

Genesis 10:6
The sons of Ham: Cush, Egypt, Put, and Canaan.

Hebrew
וּבְנֵי חָם כּוּשׁ וּמִצְרַיִם וּפוּט וּכְנָעַן

Verse Power: 1,125 Key Power highlights:

The four sons of Ham

Genesis 10:7
The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.

Hebrew
וּבְנֵי כוּשׁ סְבָא וַחֲוִילָה וְסַבְתָּה וְרַעְמָה וְסַבְתְּכָא וּבְנֵי רַעְמָה שְׁבָא וּדְדָן

Verse Power: 2,555

Genesis 10:8
Cush fathered Nimrod; he was the first on earth to be a mighty man.

Hebrew
וְכוּשׁ יָלַד אֶת־נִמְרֹד הוּא הֵחֵל לִהְיוֹת גִּבֹּר בָּאָרֶץ

Verse Power: 2,075 Key Power highlights:

נִמְרֹד = 294
גִּבֹּר = 205 (“mighty man”)

Genesis 10:9
He was a mighty hunter before YHVH. Therefore it is said, “Like Nimrod a mighty hunter before YHVH.”

Hebrew
הוּא־הָיָה גִּבֹּר־צַיִד לִפְנֵי יְהוָה עַל־כֵּן יֵאָמַר כְּנִמְרֹד גִּבּוֹר צַיִד לִפְנֵי יְהוָה

Verse Power: 1,783 Key Power highlights:

גִּבֹּר־צַיִד לִפְנֵי יְהוָה = a mighty hunter before YHVH

Genesis 10:10
The beginning of his kingdom was Babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.

Hebrew
וַתְּהִי רֵאשִׁית מַמְלַכְתּוֹ בָּבֶל וְאֶרֶךְ וְאַכַּד וְכַלְנֵה בְּאֶרֶץ שִׁנְעָר

Verse Power: 3,184 Key Power highlights:

רֵאשִׁית מַמְלַכְתּוֹ = the beginning of his kingdom
בָּבֶל = 34 (Babel)
שִׁנְעָר = 620 (Shinar)

Genesis 10:11
From that land he went into Assyria and built Nineveh, Rehoboth-Ir, Calah,

Hebrew
מִן־הָאָרֶץ הַהִוא יָצָא אַשּׁוּר וַיִּבֶן אֶת־נִינְוֵה וְאֶת־רְחֹבֹת עִיר וְאֶת־כָּלַח

Verse Power: 3,363 Key Power highlights:

נִינְוֵה = 121 (Nineveh)

Genesis 10:12
and Resen between Nineveh and Calah; that is the great city.

Hebrew
וְאֶת־רֶסֶן בֵּין נִינְוֵה וּבֵין כָּלַח הִוא הָעִיר הַגְּדֹלָה

הָעִיר הַגְּדֹלָה = the great city

Gospel
Acts 17:26
ἐποίησέν τε ἐξ ἑνὸς πᾶν ἔθνος ἀνθρώπων κατοικεῖν ἐπὶ παντὸς προσώπου τῆς γῆς…

English:
And He made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth…

Quran
Surah Al-Hujurat 49:13
يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّا خَلَقْنَاكُم مِّن ذَكَرٍ وَأُنثَىٰ וَجَعَلْنَاكُمْ شُعُوبًا وَقَبَائِلَ لِتَعَارَفُوا…

English:
O mankind, indeed We have created you from male and female and made you peoples and tribes that you may know one another…

Combined Power of 10:6–12: 15,455

Genesis 10:13
Egypt fathered Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim,

Hebrew
וּמִצְרַיִם יָלַד אֶת־לוּדִים וְאֶת־עֲנָמִים וְאֶת־לְהָבִים וְאֶת־נַפְתֻּחִים

Verse Power: 3,027

Genesis 10:14
Pathrusim, Casluhim (from whom the Philistines came), and Caphtorim.

Hebrew
וְאֶת־פַּתְרֻסִים וְאֶת־כַּסְלֻחִים אֲשֶׁר יָצְאוּ מִשָּׁם פְּלִשְׁתִּים וְאֶת־כַּפְתֹּרִים

Verse Power: 4,777 Key Power highlights:

פְּלִשְׁתִּים = 860 (the Philistines)

Genesis 10:15
Canaan fathered Sidon his firstborn and Heth,

Hebrew
וּכְנַעַן יָלַד אֶת־צִידֹן בְּכֹרוֹ וְאֶת־חֵת

Verse Power: 1,844 Key Power highlights:

בְּכֹרוֹ = 228 (his firstborn)

Genesis 10:16
and the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites,

Hebrew
וְאֶת־הַיְבוּסִי וְאֶת־הָאֱמֹרִי וְאֶת־הַגִּרְגָּשִׁי

Verse Power: 2,091

Genesis 10:17
the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites,

Hebrew
וְאֶת־הַחִוִּי וְאֶת־הָעַרְקִי וְאֶת־הַסִּינִי

Verse Power: 1,770

Genesis 10:18
the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. Afterward the clans of the Canaanites dispersed.

Hebrew
וְאֶת־הָאַרְוָדִי וְאֶת־הַצְּמָרִי וְאֶת־הַחֲמָתִי וְאַחַר נָפֹצוּ מִשְׁפְּחוֹת הַכְּנַעֲנִי

Verse Power: 3,735 Key Power highlights:

נָפֹצוּ = 226 (“dispersed”)

Genesis 10:19
And the territory of the Canaanites extended from Sidon in the direction of Gerar as far as Gaza, and in the direction of Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha.

Hebrew
וַיְהִי גְּבוּל הַכְּנַעֲנִי מִצִּידֹן בֹּאֲכָה גְרָרָה עַד־עַזָּה בֹּאֲכָה סְדֹמָה וַעֲמֹרָה וְאַדְמָה וּצְבֹיִם עַד־לָשַׁע

Verse Power: 2,199 Key Power highlights:

The full boundaries of the Canaanites

Genesis 10:20
These are the sons of Ham, by their clans, their languages, their lands, and their nations.

Hebrew
אֵלֶּה בְנֵי־חָם לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם לִלְשֹׁנֹתָם בְּאַרְצֹתָם בְּגוֹיֵהֶם

Verse Power: 2,693 Key Power highlights:

The fourfold division: clans, languages, lands, and nations

Gospel
Acts 17:26
ἐποίησέν τε ἐξ ἑνὸς πᾶν ἔθνος ἀνθρώπων κατοικεῖν ἐπὶ παντὸς προσώπου τῆς γῆς…

English:
And He made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth…

Quran
Surah Al-Hujurat 49:13
يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّא خَلَقْנَاكُم مِّن ذَكَرٍ وَأُنثَىٰ وَجَعَلْنَاكُمْ شُعُوبًا وَقَبَائِلَ لِتَעَارَفُوا…

English:
O mankind, indeed We have created you from male and female and made you peoples and tribes that you may know one another…

Combined Power of 10:13–20: 22,136

Genesis 10:21
To Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the elder brother of Japheth, children were born.

Hebrew
וּלְשֵׁם יֻלַּד גַּם־הוּא אֲבִי כָּל־בְּנֵי־עֵבֶר אֲחִי יֶפֶת הַגָּדוֹל

Verse Power: 1,429 Key Power highlights:

אֲבִי כָּל־בְּנֵי־עֵבֶר = the father of all the children of Eber
הַגָּדוֹל = 48 (“the elder”)

Genesis 10:22
The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram.

Hebrew
בְּנֵי שֵׁם עֵילָם וְאַשּׁוּר וְאַרְפַּכְשַׁד וְלוּד וַאֲרָם

Verse Power: 1,969 Key Power highlights:

The five sons of Shem
וְאַרְפַּכְשַׁד = 611

Genesis 10:23
The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.

Hebrew
וּבְנֵי אֲרָם עוּץ וְחוּל וְגֶתֶר וָמַשׁ

Verse Power: 1,480

Genesis 10:24
Arpachshad fathered Shelah; and Shelah fathered Eber.

Hebrew
וְאַרְפַּכְשַׁד יָלַד אֶת־שָׁלַח וְשֶׁלַח יָלַד אֶת־עֵבֶר

Verse Power: 2,455 Key Power highlights:

The line continues: Arpachshad → Shelah → Eber

Genesis 10:25
To Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided, and his brother’s name was Joktan.

Hebrew
וּלְעֵבֶר יֻלַּד שְׁנֵי בָנִים שֵׁם הָאֶחָד פֶּלֶג כִּי בְיָמָיו נִפְלְגָה הָאָרֶץ וְשֵׁם אָחִיו יָקְטָן

Verse Power: 2,387 Key Power highlights:

פֶּלֶג = 113
נִפְלְגָה = 168 (“was divided”)
The earth is divided in the days of Peleg

English:
And He made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined allotted periods and the boundaries of their dwelling place.

Quran
Surah Al-Hujurat 49:13
يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّا خَلَقْنَاكُم מִن ذَكَرٍ وَأُنثَىٰ وَجَעَلْنَاكُمْ شُعُوبًا وَقَبَائِלَ לِتَعَارَفُوا ۚ إِنَّ أَكْرَمَكُمْ عِندَ اللَّهِ أَتْقَاكُمْ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلِيمٌ خَبِيرٌ

Combined Power of 10:21–25: 9,720

Genesis 10:26
Joktan fathered Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,Hebrew
וְיָקְטָן יָלַד אֶת־אַלְמוֹדָד וְאֶת־שָׁלֶף וְאֶת־חֲצַרְמָוֶת וְאֶת־יֶרַח

Verse Power: 3,298

Genesis 10:27
Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,

Hebrew
וְאֶת־הֲדוֹרָם וְאֶת־אוּזָל וְאֶת־דִּקְלָה

Verse Power: 1,659

Genesis 10:28
Obal, Abimael, Sheba,

Hebrew
וְאֶת־עוֹבָל וְאֶת־אֲבִימָאֵל וְאֶת־שְׁבָא

Verse Power: 1,716

Genesis 10:29
Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab; all these were the sons of Joktan.

Verse Power: 1,914 Key Power highlights:

All these are the sons of Joktan

Genesis 10:30
The territory in which they lived extended from Mesha in the direction of Sephar to the hill country of the east.

Hebrew
וַיְהִי מוֹשָׁבָם מִמֵּשָׁא בֹּאֲכָה סְפָרָה הַר הַקֶּדֶם

Verse Power: 1,527 Key Power highlights:

הַר הַקֶּדֶם = the hill country of the east

Genesis 10:31
These are the sons of Shem, by their clans, their languages, their lands, and their nations.

Hebrew
אֵלֶּה בְנֵי־שֵׁם לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם לִלְשֹׁנֹתָם בְּאַרְצֹתָם לְגוֹיֵהֶם

Verse Power: 3,013 Key Power highlights:

The fourfold division for the sons of Shem

Genesis 10:32
These are the clans of the sons of Noah, according to their genealogies, in their nations, and from these the nations spread abroad on the earth after the flood.

Hebrew
אֵלֶּה מִשְׁפְּחֹת בְּנֵי־נֹחַ לְתוֹלְדֹתָם בְּגוֹיֵהֶם וּמֵאֵלֶּה נִפְרְדוּ הַגּוֹיִם בָּאָרֶץ אַחַר הַמַּבּוּל

Verse Power: 3,031 Key Power highlights:

נִפְרְדוּ = 340 (“spread abroad”)
The closing of the table of nations after the flood

English:
And He made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined allotted periods and the boundaries of their dwelling place.

Quran
Surah Al-Hujurat 49:13
يَا أَיُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّا خَלَقْنَاكُم מִנ ذَكَרٍ וَאֻנثَىٰ וَجَעَלْنَاكُمْ שֻעُوبًا وَقَבَائِلَ לִתَعَارَפُوا ۚ إِنَّ אَכْرَמَكُمْ עِנדَ اللَّهِ أَתْقَاكُمْ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّהَ عَלِيمٌ خَבِيرٌ

Combined Power of 10:26–32: 16,158