Genesis 11:10-26

The Descendants of Shem

¹⁰ These are the generations of Shem. Shem was a hundred years old when he became the father of Arpachshad, two years after the great flow of waters; ¹¹ And after the birth of Arpachshad, Shem went on living for five hundred years, and had sons and daughters: ¹² And Arpachshad was thirty-five years old when he became the father of Shelah: ¹³ And after the birth of Shelah, Arpachshad went on living for four hundred and three years, and had sons and daughters: ¹⁴ And Shelah was thirty years old when he became the father of Eber: ¹⁵ And after the birth of Eber, Shelah went on living for four hundred and three years, and had sons and daughters: ¹⁶ And Eber was thirty-four years old when he became the father of Peleg: ¹⁷ And after the birth of Peleg, Eber went on living for four hundred and thirty years, and had sons and daughters: ¹⁸ And Peleg was thirty years old when he became the father of Reu: ¹⁹ And after the birth of Reu, Peleg went on living for two hundred and nine years, and had sons and daughters: ²⁰ And Reu was thirty-two years old when he became the father of Serug: ²¹ And after the birth of Serug, Reu went on living for two hundred and seven years, and had sons and daughters: ²² And Serug was thirty years old when he became the father of Nahor: ²³ And after the birth of Nahor, Serug went on living for two hundred years, and had sons and daughters: ²⁴ And Nahor was twenty-nine years old when he became the father of Terah: ²⁵ And after the birth of Terah, Nahor went on living for a hundred and nineteen years, and had sons and daughters: ²⁶ And Terah was seventy years old when he became the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran.