Within the Table of Nations, each of Noah's sons is presented as the common progenitor of various people groups deemed to be closely related: among others Shem was the father of the Jews, Assyrians, and Arameans, while Ham was the father of the Egyptians and Cushites.
wɪðˌɪn ðə tˈeɪbəl ʌv nˈeɪʃənz, ˈiːtʃ əv nˈoʊʌz sˈʌnz ɪz pɹɪzˈɛntᵻd æz ðə kˈɑːmən pɹoʊdʒˈɛnɪɾɚɹ ʌv vˈɛɹiəs pˈiːpəl ɡɹˈuːps dˈiːmd təbi klˈoʊsli ɹᵻlˈeɪɾᵻd: ɐmˌʌŋ ˈʌðɚz ʃˈɛm wʌzðə fˈɑːðɚɹ ʌvðə dʒˈuːz, ɐsˈɪɹiənz, ænd ˌæɹəmˈiənz, wˌaɪl hˈæm wʌzðə fˈɑːðɚɹ ʌvðɪ ɪdʒˈɪpʃənz ænd kˈʊʃaɪts.