The Semites(A)

21 Sons were also born to Shem, whose older brother was[a] Japheth; Shem was the ancestor of all the sons of Eber.(B)

22 The sons of Shem:

Elam,(C) Ashur,(D) Arphaxad,(E) Lud and Aram.(F)

23 The sons of Aram:

Uz,(G) Hul, Gether and Meshek.[b]

24 Arphaxad was the father of[c] Shelah,

and Shelah the father of Eber.(H)

25 Two sons were born to Eber:

One was named Peleg,[d] because in his time the earth was divided; his brother was named Joktan.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 10:21 Or Shem, the older brother of
  2. Genesis 10:23 See Septuagint and 1 Chron. 1:17; Hebrew Mash.
  3. Genesis 10:24 Hebrew; Septuagint father of Cainan, and Cainan was the father of
  4. Genesis 10:25 Peleg means division.

21 Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were children born.

22 The children of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram.

23 And the children of Aram; Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash.

24 And Arphaxad begat Salah; and Salah begat Eber.

25 And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother's name was Joktan.

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14 When Shelah had lived 30 years, he became the father of Eber.(A)

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14 And Salah lived thirty years, and begat Eber:

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19 Two sons were born to Eber:

One was named Peleg,[a] because in his time the earth was divided; his brother was named Joktan.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 1:19 Peleg means division.

19 And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg; because in his days the earth was divided: and his brother's name was Joktan.

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25 Eber, Peleg, Reu,

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25 Eber, Peleg, Reu,

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35 the son of Serug, the son of Reu,

the son of Peleg, the son of Eber,

the son of Shelah,

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35 Which was the son of Saruch, which was the son of Ragau, which was the son of Phalec, which was the son of Heber, which was the son of Sala,

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