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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34 the son of Jacob,

the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham,

the son of Terah, the son of Nahor,(A)

35 the son of Serug, the son of Reu,

the son of Peleg, the son of Eber,

the son of Shelah, 36 the son of Cainan,

the son of Arphaxad,(B) the son of Shem,

the son of Noah, the son of Lamech,(C)

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34 Which was the son of Jacob, which was the son of Isaac, which was the son of Abraham, which was the son of Thara, which was the son of Nachor,

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,

36 Which was the son of Cainan, which was the son of Arphaxad, which was the son of Sem, which was the son of Noe, which was the son of Lamech,

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