Genesis 10 · The Table of Nations · 70 peoples

The Great Dispersion

Every nation named in Genesis 10 — fourteen of Japheth, thirty of Ham, twenty-six of Shem — radiating from Ararat across three continents. Click a pin or a name to read the record.

EUROPEAFRICAASIAARABIAINDIAMEDITERRANEANARARATUzal
Ararat Shem Ham Japheth

26 nations of shem · Ararat marked in gold

Descendants of Shem

Line of Shem · son of Joktan

Uzal

Region
Sana'a, Yemen
Primary Passage
Gen 10:27
Eras Active
Patriarchal · Kingdoms
Lineage
Shem

Scholar Notes

Ancient name for Sana'a per Arab tradition.