22 (A)The sons of Shem were (B)Elam, Asshur, (C)Arpachshad, (D)Lud, and Aram. 23 The sons of Aram were (E)Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash. 24 Arpachshad fathered (F)Shelah; and Shelah fathered Eber. 25 (G)Two sons were born to Eber; the name of the one was [a]Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided; and his brother’s name was Joktan.

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  1. Genesis 10:25 I.e., division

22 The sons of Shem:

Elam,(A) Ashur,(B) Arphaxad,(C) Lud and Aram.(D)

23 The sons of Aram:

Uz,(E) Hul, Gether and Meshek.[a]

24 Arphaxad was the father of[b] Shelah,

and Shelah the father of Eber.(F)

25 Two sons were born to Eber:

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

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Footnotes

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