Ham's descendants
8 Ham's sons were: Cush, Mizraim, Put and Canaan.
1:8‘Mizraim’ was another name for Egypt. Egypt is a country in north Africa that was south of Israel. Pharaohs were the rulers of Egypt.
9 Cush's sons were: Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raamah and Sabteca.
Raamah's sons were: Sheba and Dedan.
10 Cush was also the father of Nimrod. Nimrod became the first brave soldier in the world.
11 Mizraim was the ancestor of the Ludites, Anamites, Lehabites, Naphtuhites, 12 Pathrusites, Kasluhites and Caphtorites. The Philistines were descendants of the Kasluhites.
1:12Philistines came from a country near Israel called Philistia. They were a nation of people who were powerful enemies of Israel. They lived beside the sea on the west side of Israel.
13 Canaan's firstborn son was Sidon. Canaan was also the ancestor of the Hittites, 14 Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashites, 15 Hivites, Arkites, Sinites, 16 Arvadites, Zemarites and Hamathites.
