Table of Nations   Genesis 9:19 (NIV2011) 19 These were the three sons of Noah, and from them came the people who were scattered over the whole earth.

na·tion (nā′shən)
n.
1. A relatively large group of people organized under a single, usually independent government or the territory occupied by such a group of people.
2. The government of a sovereign state; a country.
3. A people who share common customs, origins, history, and frequently language; a nationality.
4. A federation or tribe or the territory occupied by such a federation or tribe.