22 The children of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram.

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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]

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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

10 These are the generations of Shem: Shem was an hundred years old, and begat Arphaxad two years after the flood:

11 And Shem lived after he begat Arphaxad five hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.

12 And Arphaxad lived five and thirty years, and begat Salah:

13 And Arphaxad lived after he begat Salah four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.

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The Semites(A)

17 The sons of Shem:

Elam, Ashur, Arphaxad, Lud and Aram.

The sons of Aram:[a]

Uz, Hul, Gether and Meshek.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 1:17 One Hebrew manuscript and some Septuagint manuscripts (see also Gen. 10:23); most Hebrew manuscripts do not have this line.

17 The sons of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech.

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18 Arphaxad was the father of Shelah,

and Shelah the father of Eber.

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18 And Arphaxad begat Shelah, and Shelah begat Eber.

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24 Shem,(A) Arphaxad,[a] Shelah,

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 1:24 Hebrew; some Septuagint manuscripts Arphaxad, Cainan (see also note at Gen. 11:10)

24 Shem, Arphaxad, Shelah,

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36 the son of Cainan,

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

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

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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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