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The Book of Jasher 27

2 min 14 verses

Esau slays Nimrod and Two of his Mighty Men. Returns Home weary from the Fight, and sel

A1🔗nd the sons of Meshech were Dedon, Zaron and Shebashni.

2🔗 And the sons of Tiras were Benib, Gera, Lupirion and Gilak; these are the sons of Japheth according to their families, and their numbers in those days were about four hundred and sixty men.

3🔗 And these are the sons of Ham; Cush, Mitzraim, Phut and Canaan, four sons; and the sons of Cush were Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raama and Satecha, and the sons of Raama were Sheba and Dedan.

4🔗 And the sons of Mitzraim were Lud, Anom and Pathros, Chasloth and Chaphtor.

5🔗 And the sons of Phut were Gebul, Hadan, Benah and Adan.

6🔗 And the sons of Canaan were Zidon, Heth, Amori, Gergashi, Hivi, Arkee, Seni, Arodi, Zimodi and Chamothi.

7🔗 These are the sons of Ham, according to their families, and their numbers in those days were about seven hundred and thirty men.

8🔗 And these are the sons of Shem; Elam, Ashur, Arpachshad, Lud and Aram, five sons; and the sons of Elam were Shushan, Machul and Harmon.

9🔗 And the sons of Ashar were Mirus and Mokil, and the sons of Arpachshad were Shelach, Anar and Ashcol.

10🔗 And the sons of Lud were Pethor and Bizayon, and the sons of Aram were Uz, Chul, Gather and Mash.

11🔗 These are the sons of Shem, according to their families; and their numbers in those days were about three hundred men. 15

12🔗 These are the generations of Shem; Shem begat Arpachshad and Arpachshad begat Shelach, and Shelach begat Eber and to Eber were born two children, the name of one was Peleg, for in his days the sons of men were divided, and in the latter days, the earth was divided.

13🔗 And the name of the second was Yoktan, meaning that in his day the lives of the sons of men were diminished and lessened.

14🔗 These are the sons of Yoktan; Almodad, Shelaf, Chazarmoveth, Yerach, Hadurom, Ozel, Diklah, Obal, Abimael, Sheba, Ophir, Havilah and Jobab; all these are the sons of Yoktan. 22.

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