Genesis 10:1

Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and unto them were sons born after the flood.

Cross-reference

Genesis 10:32 concludes the chapter with the same families, forming an inclusio that bookends the table of nations.

Genesis 2:4 Parallel

Genesis 2:4 uses the same 'these are the generations' formula to introduce creation, mirroring the literary pattern.

Genesis 5:1 Parallel

Genesis 5:1 uses the similar 'generations of Adam' formula, linking the patriarchal genealogies.

Genesis 9:1 Parallel

Genesis 9:1 records God's blessing to be fruitful, which the genealogies in chapter 10 fulfill.

Genesis 9:7 Parallel

Genesis 9:7 repeats the command to multiply, and the nations in chapter 10 descend from Noah's sons.

Genesis 9:19 states that from Noah's three sons the whole earth was populated, and 10:1 begins detailing that.

Genesis 9:18 repeats the sons of Noah after the flood, adding Ham as father of Canaan — directly introducing the table of nations.

Genesis 6:9 Parallel

Genesis 6:9 also begins with 'these are the generations of Noah' but earlier, before the flood.

Genesis 5:32 lists the same three sons of Noah before the flood, providing a parallel genealogical record.

Genesis 7:13 names the same sons entering the ark, linking the genealogical introduction to the flood narrative.

Genesis 37:2 uses the same 'generations of' formula for Jacob, showing the repeated literary pattern in Genesis.

1 Chronicles 1:5 repeats the list of Japheth's sons from Genesis 10:2, offering a parallel genealogy.

Matthew 1:1 Allusion

Matthew 1:1 echoes the 'generations' formula to introduce Jesus' genealogy, continuing the biblical pattern.

Numbers 3:1 Parallel

Numbers 3:1 employs the same toledot formula for Aaron and Moses, another instance of the genealogical marker.