It's interesting to note that, while the opinions often differ wildly, there seems to be an agreeing trend: the sons of Shem went eastward, into the Middle East, Persia, and beyond; the sons of Japheth traveled westward, into Asia Minor, Greece, and beyond; and the sons of Ham traveled southward, into Arabia, Africa, and beyond.
- Shem (His sons are not identified conclusively in rabbinical literature)
- Elam - Persians
- Asshur - Assyrians
- Arpachshad - Chaldeans
- Shelah - N/A
- Eber - Hebrews
- Peleg - N/A
- Joktan - (All sons settled towards the Kabul River)
- Almodad
- Sheleph
- Hazarmaveth
- Jerah
- Hadoram
- Uzal
- Diklah
- Obal
- Abimael
- Sheba
- Ophir
- Havilah
- Jobab
- Lud - Lydians (Anatolia)
- Aram - Syrians
- Uz - Southern Syria
- Hul - Armenians
- Gether - Bactrians (Central Asia)
- Mash - Around Tigris/Euphrates Rivers
- Japheth
- Gomer - Galatians / Carthage
- Ashkenaz - Rheginians(?) / Asia(?)
- Riphath - Paphlagonians / Adiabene (N Iraq)
- Togarmah - Phrygians / Germanicia (S Asia Minor)
- Magog - Scythians / Germania
- Madai - Media / Media
- Javan - Ionia (and all Grecians) / Macedonia (or Ephesus)
- Elishah - Aeolians / Aeolians
- Tarshish - Tarsus/Cilicia / Tarsus/Cilicia
- Kittim - Cypriots / S Italy
- Dodanim - N/A / Dardania (W Asia Minor)
- Tubal - Georgians / Bithynia (N Asia Minor)
- Meschech - Cappadocia / Mysia (NW Asia Minor)
- Tiras - Thracians / Thracians
- Ham
- Cush - Ethiopians / Arabia
- Seba - N/A / Syene (S Egypt)
- Havilah - N/A / India (S Egypt)
- Sabtah - N/A / Lembritæ (N Sudan)
- Raamah - N/A / Libya
- Sheba - N/A / Mons Samaragdus (SE Egypt)
- Dedan - N/A / Mazaces (Egypt)
- Sabteca - N/A / E Coast of Africa
- Mizraim - Egyptians / Egyptians
- Ludim - N/A / Nomos Neut.(?)
- Anamim - N/A / Mareotæ(?)
- Lehabim - N/A / Nomos (N Egypt)
- Naphtuhim - N/A / Pentascoimen(?)
- Pathrusim - N/A / N/A
- Casluhim - Philistines / Pentapolis (E Libya)
- Caphtorim - N/A / Cappadocia
- Put - N/A / Marmarica (E Libya)
- Canaan - Canaanites / Canaanites
