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The Origin of Nations

David Grant Stewart, Sr.

(c) 2007

 

After the flood, the earth was divided into seventy (sometimes represented as seventy-two) nations and languages.  You can count them yourself in Genesis 10.  The usage of the number seventy to represent the nations of the earth in scripture is discussed in more detail at http://72languages.com/seventy.html. 

 

The chart below correlates the ancestors in Genesis 70 with people-groups over history up to the present day.  Sources include:

1. Genesis 10, written circa 1400 BC but describing events much earlier

2. The Book of Jasher, written circa 900 BC

3. Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews Book 1, Chapter 5-6, written circa 100 AD

4. The final column is based on research I did in the summer of 1971.  Few people-groups have remained in the same location for the past two millennia.  It is therefore necessary to update Josephus’ list to reflect subsequent migrations.

 

Intermarriage has of course occurred among all groups over the intervening millennia.  This chart shows major or dominant scriptural ancestry for different people groups, but does not attempt to comprehensively consider minor lineages.  

 

 

Genesis 10 ca. 1400 B.C.

הישר  ספר ca.  900 B.C.

Josephus ca. 100 A.D.

Stewart, summer of 1971

 

JAPHETH

JAPHETH

JAPHETH

JAPHETH

1

Gomer

Gomer

Gomer: Galatians, Gauls

Gomer: Celts, English, French Gauls, Welsh, Albanians, Basque, Irish, Scots admixture

2

Ashkenaz

Askinaz

Aschanax: Rheginians

Ashkenaz: Etruscans, Franks, Belgians, Dutch, Germans, Scandinavians, English; Scots admixture

3

Riphath

Rephath

Riphath: Paphlagonians

Riphath

4

Togarmah

Tegarmah

Thrugramma: Phrygia

Togarmah: Aryan component of Armenia

5

Magog

Magog

  Elichanaf

  Lubal

Magog: Scythians

 

Magog: All Slavs: Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Serbocroatian, Czech, Slovak, Byelorussian, Bulgarian; Scots admixture

 

6

Madai

Madai

  Achon

  Zeelo

  Chazoni

  Lot

Madai: Medes

 

Madai: Medes, Chinese, Japanese, Koreans, Tibetans, Southeast Asians, all Orientals, admixture to Hungarians and Ainu

 

7

Javan

Javan

Javan: Ionia

Javan: Ionia; four ancient divisions of  Greece below. Ancestor of Germanic tribes.

8

Elishah

Elisha

Elisha: Aeolian Greeks

Elisha: name of Greece (ΕΛΛΑΣ) Aeolian Greeks

9

Tarshish

Tarshish

Tarshish: Cilicia

Tarshish: Sicily; Mediterranean seaports.

10

Kittim

Chittim

Chethimus: Cyprus

Chittim: Cyprus; Italians; admixture to Latin Americans

11

Dodanim

Dudonim

Dudonim

Dodanim: Rhodes, Dorians

12

Tubal

Tubal

Ariphi

Kesed

Taari

Thobel: Iberia

 

Tubal: Spanish, Portuguese, Siberians

 

13

Meshech

Meshech

Dedon

Zaron

Shebashni

Mosoch: Cappadocians

 

Meshech: Aryan tribes of India

 

14

Tiras

Tiras

Benib

Gera

Lupirion

Gilak

Tiras: Thrace

Benib

Gera

Lupirion

Gilak

Tiras: Turkey, Mongolia, Hungary, Baltic states, Finland, Muscovite Russians

 

 

SHEM

SHEM

SHEM

SHEM: Mixed among all nations.

15

Elam

Elam

Shushan

Machul

Harmon

Elam: Persians

Elam: Persians

Shushan: Summer palace of Persian kings

16

Asshur

Ashur/Ashar

Mirus

Mokil

Asshur: Assyrians

Asshur: Semitic admixture of  Syria, Russia

17

Arphaxad

Arpachshad

Arphaxad

Arphaxad: Chaldeans; Semitic admixtures of Arabian tribes

18

Salah

Shelach

Anar

Ashcol

Salah

Salah: South Arabian tribe

19

  Eber

  Eber

  Eber

  Eber: Hebrews; North and South American Indians; Polynesians; Semitic component of Afghanistan; admixture to Latin Americans

20

    Peleg

    Peleg

       Yen

           Serug

               Nahor

                   Terah

--Haran

--Nahor

    Peleg

    Peleg

21

    Joktan

    Yoktan

    Joktan

    Joktan: South Arabian tribe

22

      Almodad

      Almodad

      Elmodad

      Almodad: South Arabian tribe

23

      Sheleph

      Shelaf

      Saleph

      Sheleph: South Arabian tribe

24

      Hazarmaveth

      Chazarmoveth

      Asermoth

      Hazarmaveth: Hadramaut “court of death”: South Arabian tribe

25

      Jerah

      Yerach

      Jera: Semitic component of India

      Jerah: Semitic component of India

26

      Hadoram

      Hadurom

      Adoram: Semitic component of India

      Hadoram: Semitic component of India

27

      Uzal

      Ozel

      Aizel: Semitic component of India

      Uzal: Semitic component of India

28

      Diklah

      Diklah

      Decla: Semitic component of India

      Diklah: Semitic component of India

29

      Obal

      Obal

      Ebal: Semitic component of India

      Obal: Semitic component of India

30

      Abimael

      Abimael

      Abimael: Semitic component of India

      Abimael: Semitic component of India

31

      Sheba

      Sheba

      Sabeus: Semitic component of India

      Sheba: Semitic component of India

32

      Ophir

      Ophir

      Ophir: Semitic component of India

      Ophir: Semitic component of India

33

      Havilah

      Havilah

      Euilat: Semitic component of India

      Havilah: Semitic component of India

34

      Jobab

      Jobab

      Jobab: Semitic component of India

      Jobab: Semitic component of India

35

Lud

Lud

Pethor

Bizayon

Lud

Lud: Lydians

36

Aram

Aram

Aram

Aram: Semitic admixture of Armenians, Syrians

37

Uz

Uz: Damascus

Uz

Uz: Damascus Syrians

38

Hul

Chul

Hul

Hul: Semitic component of Armenia

39

Gether

Gather

Gether: Bactrians

Gether: Arabian tribe

40

Mash

Mash

Mesa: Charax Spasini

Mash: Arabian tribe

 

HAM

HAM

HAM

HAM: Egypt

41

Cush

Cush

(Nimrod)

Chus: Ethiopia

(Nimrod): Babylon

Cush: Ethiopia

42

Seba

Seba

Sabas: Getuli

Seba: African tribe

43

Havilah

Havilah

Havilah

Havilah: African tribe

44

Sabtah

Sabtah

Sabathes: Astaborans

Sabtah: African tribe

45

Raamah

Raama

Ragmas: Ragmeans