Genesis 10:18
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the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. Later the Canaanite clans were scattered,
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When King Toi of Hamath heard that David had defeated the entire army of Hadadezer,
Then the king of Assyria brought people from Babylon, Cuthah, Avva, Hamath, and Sepharvaim and settled them in the towns of Samaria to replace the Israelites. They took possession of Samaria and lived in its towns.
The men of Babylon made Succoth-benoth, the men of Cuth made Nergal, the men of Hamath made Ashima,
The men of Sidon and Arvad were your oarsmen. Your men of skill, O Tyre, were there as your captains.
and from Mount Hor to Lebo-hamath, then extend to Zedad,
Then Abijah stood on Mount Zemaraim in the hill country of Ephraim and said, “Hear me, O Jeroboam and all Israel!
“Is not Calno like Carchemish? Is not Hamath like Arpad? Is not Samaria like Damascus?
Jericho, Beth-hoglah, Emek-keziz, Beth-arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel,
and also against Hamath,which borders it,as well as Tyre and Sidon,though they are very shrewd.