These are the sons of Shem, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after their nations.
These are the descendants of Shem, organized by their family groups, by the languages they spoke, in the lands where they lived, and by the nations they formed.
This verse concludes the listing of Shem's descendants, showing how they spread out into different family groups, languages, lands, and nations.
📚 Historical Context
In the biblical narrative, Genesis 10 is known as the Table of Nations, which traces the descendants of Noah's sons after the Great Flood, showing how various peoples and cultures spread across the earth. This verse specifically concludes the genealogy of Shem, one of Noah's sons, by listing his descendants according to their families, languages, lands, and nations. It reflects the ancient worldview of how human diversity originated from a common ancestor in the post-Flood world.
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