Genesis 10:5

New International Reader's Version

From these people came the families who lived near the Mediterranean Sea. Each tribe and nation then spread out into its own territory and had its own language.

Cross References

Genesis 10:20

These are the sons of Ham. They are listed by their tribes and languages in their territories and nations.

Genesis 10:25

Eber had two sons. One was named Peleg. That’s because the earth was divided up in his time. His brother was named Joktan.

Genesis 10:32

These are the tribes of Noah’s sons. They are listed by their family lines within their nations. From them the nations spread out over the earth after the flood.

Genesis 10:4

The sons of Javan were Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites and the Rodanites.

Genesis 10:6

The sons of Ham were Cush, Egypt, Put and Canaan.

Genesis 9:19

The people who were scattered over the earth came from Noah’s three sons.

Esther 10:1

King Xerxes required people all through his kingdom to bring gifts. King Xerxes required gifts from its farthest shores.

Psalm 72:10

May the kings of Tarshish and of places far away bring him gifts. May the kings of Sheba and Seba give him presents.

Isaiah 11:11

At that time the Lord will reach out his hand. He will gather his people a second time. He will bring back those who are left alive. He’ll bring them back from Assyria, Lower Egypt, Upper Egypt and Cush. He’ll bring them from Elam, Babylon and Hamath. He will also bring them from the islands of the Mediterranean Sea.

Isaiah 24:15

So give glory to him, you who live in the east. Honor the name of the Lord, you who are in the islands of the sea. He is the God of Israel.

Isaiah 40:15

The nations are only a drop in a bucket to him. He considers them as nothing but dust on the scales. He weighs the islands as if they were only fine dust.

Isaiah 41:5

The people on the islands have seen that king coming. And it has made them afraid. People tremble with fear from one end of the earth to the other. They come and gather together.

Isaiah 42:10

Sing a new song to the Lord. Sing praise to him from one end of the earth to the other. Sing, you who sail out on the ocean. Sing, all you creatures in it. Sing, you islands. Sing, all you who live there.

Isaiah 42:4

He will not grow weak or lose hope. He will not give up until he brings justice to the earth. The islands will put their hope in his teaching.”

Isaiah 49:1

People who live on the islands, listen to me. Pay attention, you nations far away. Before I was born the Lord chose me to serve him. Before I was born the Lord spoke my name.

Isaiah 51:5

The time for me to set you free is near. I will soon save you. My powerful arm will make everything right among the nations. The islands will put their hope in me. They will wait for my powerful arm to act.

Isaiah 59:18

He will pay his enemies back for what they have done. He’ll pour his anger out on them. He’ll punish those who attack him. He’ll give the people in the islands what they have coming to them.

Isaiah 60:9

People from the islands are coming to me. The ships of Tarshish are out in front. They are bringing your children back from far away. Your children are bringing their silver and gold with them. They are coming to honor me. I am the Lord your God. I am the Holy One of Israel. I have honored you.

Jeremiah 2:10

Go over to the coasts of Cyprus and look. Send people to the land of Kedar and have them look closely. See if there has ever been anything like this.

Jeremiah 25:22

all the kings of Tyre and Sidon the kings of the islands and other lands along the Mediterranean Sea

Ezekiel 26:15

The Lord and King speaks to Tyre. He says, “The lands along the coast will shake because of the sound of your fall. Wounded people will groan because so many are dying there.

Ezekiel 26:18

The lands along the coast trembled with fear when you fell. The islands in the sea were terrified when you were destroyed.’ ”

Daniel 11:18

Then he will turn his attention to the lands along the Mediterranean coast. He will take over many of them. But a commander will put an end to his proud actions. He will turn his pride back on him.

Zephaniah 2:11

The Lord who rules over all will terrify Moab and Ammon. He will destroy all the gods on earth. Then distant nations will bow down to him. All of them will serve him in their own lands.

Deuteronomy 32:8

The Most High God gave the nations their lands. He divided up the human race. He set up borders for the nations. He did it based on the number of the angels in his heavenly court.