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The Descendants of Shem

10-11 Two years after the flood, when Shem was 100, he had a son named Arpachshad. He had more children and died at the age of 600. This is a list of his descendants:

12 When Arpachshad was 35, he had a son named Shelah. 13 Arpachshad had more children and died at the age of 438.

14 When Shelah was 30, he had a son named Eber. 15 Shelah had more children and died at the age of 433.

16 When Eber was 34, he had a son named Peleg. 17 Eber had more children and died at the age of 464.

18 When Peleg was 30, he had a son named Reu. 19 Peleg had more children and died at the age of 239.

20 When Reu was 32 he had a son named Serug. 21 Reu had more children and died at the age of 239.

22 When Serug was 30, he had a son named Nahor. 23 Serug had more children and died at the age of 230.

24 When Nahor was 29, he had a son named Terah. 25 Nahor had more children and died at the age of 148.

The Descendants of Terah

26-28 After Terah was 70 years old, he had three sons: Abram, Nahor, and Haran, who became the father of Lot. Terah's sons were born in the city of Ur in Chaldea,[a] and Haran died there before the death of his father. The following is the story of Terah's descendants.

29-30 Abram married Sarai, but she was not able to have children. And Nahor married Milcah, who was the daughter of Haran and the sister of Iscah.

31 Terah decided to move from Ur to the land of Canaan. He took along Abram and Sarai and his grandson Lot, the son of Haran. But when they came to the city of Haran,[b] they settled there instead. 32 Terah lived to be 205 years old and died in Haran.

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Footnotes

  1. 11.26-28 Ur in Chaldea: Chaldea was a region at the head of the Persian Gulf. Ur was on the main trade routes from Mesopotamia to the Mediterranean Sea.
  2. 11.31 Haran: About 885 kilometers northwest of Ur.

From Shem to Abram(A)

10 This is the account(B) of Shem’s family line.

Two years after the flood, when Shem was 100 years old, he became the father[a] of Arphaxad.(C) 11 And after he became the father of Arphaxad, Shem lived 500 years and had other sons and daughters.

12 When Arphaxad had lived 35 years, he became the father of Shelah.(D) 13 And after he became the father of Shelah, Arphaxad lived 403 years and had other sons and daughters.[b]

14 When Shelah had lived 30 years, he became the father of Eber.(E) 15 And after he became the father of Eber, Shelah lived 403 years and had other sons and daughters.

16 When Eber had lived 34 years, he became the father of Peleg.(F) 17 And after he became the father of Peleg, Eber lived 430 years and had other sons and daughters.

18 When Peleg had lived 30 years, he became the father of Reu.(G) 19 And after he became the father of Reu, Peleg lived 209 years and had other sons and daughters.

20 When Reu had lived 32 years, he became the father of Serug.(H) 21 And after he became the father of Serug, Reu lived 207 years and had other sons and daughters.

22 When Serug had lived 30 years, he became the father of Nahor.(I) 23 And after he became the father of Nahor, Serug lived 200 years and had other sons and daughters.

24 When Nahor had lived 29 years, he became the father of Terah.(J) 25 And after he became the father of Terah, Nahor lived 119 years and had other sons and daughters.

26 After Terah had lived 70 years, he became the father of Abram,(K) Nahor(L) and Haran.(M)

Abram’s Family

27 This is the account(N) of Terah’s family line.

Terah became the father of Abram, Nahor(O) and Haran. And Haran became the father of Lot.(P) 28 While his father Terah was still alive, Haran died in Ur of the Chaldeans,(Q) in the land of his birth. 29 Abram and Nahor(R) both married. The name of Abram’s wife was Sarai,(S) and the name of Nahor’s wife was Milkah;(T) she was the daughter of Haran, the father of both Milkah and Iskah. 30 Now Sarai was childless because she was not able to conceive.(U)

31 Terah took his son Abram, his grandson Lot(V) son of Haran, and his daughter-in-law(W) Sarai, the wife of his son Abram, and together they set out from Ur of the Chaldeans(X) to go to Canaan.(Y) But when they came to Harran,(Z) they settled there.

32 Terah(AA) lived 205 years, and he died in Harran.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 11:10 Father may mean ancestor; also in verses 11-25.
  2. Genesis 11:13 Hebrew; Septuagint (see also Luke 3:35, 36 and note at Gen. 10:24) 35 years, he became the father of Cainan. 13 And after he became the father of Cainan, Arphaxad lived 430 years and had other sons and daughters, and then he died. When Cainan had lived 130 years, he became the father of Shelah. And after he became the father of Shelah, Cainan lived 330 years and had other sons and daughters