²² The ^(A)sons of Shem were Elam, Asshur, ^(B)Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram. ²³ The sons of Aram were Uz, Hul, Gether, and ^[a]Mash. ^24 [b]Arphaxad begot ^(C)Salah, and Salah begot Eber. ^25 (D)To Eber were born two sons: the name of one was ^[c]Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided; and his brother’s name was Joktan. ²⁶ Joktan begot Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, ²⁷ Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, ^28 [d]Obal, Abimael, Sheba, ²⁹ Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.

Shem’s Descendants^(A)

^10 (B)This is the genealogy of Shem: Shem was one hundred years old, and begot Arphaxad two years after the flood.