1 Chronicles 1:17-27
Evangelical Heritage Version
The Descendants of Shem
17 The sons of Shem were Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.
The sons of Aram[a] were Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshek.[b]
18 Arphaxad became the father of Shelah,[c] and Shelah became the father of Eber.
19 Two sons were born to Eber. The name of one was Peleg,[d] because in his days the earth was divided. His brother’s name was Joktan.
20 Joktan became the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
21 Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, 22 Ebal,[e] Abimael, Sheba, 23 Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.
The Ancestry of Abraham
24 Shem, Arphaxad, Shelah, 25 Eber, Peleg, Reu, 26 Serug, Nahor, Terah, 27 Abram (also called Abraham).
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- 1 Chronicles 1:17 The Hebrew does not have the words sons of Aram. The translation follows the parallel in Genesis 10:23.
- 1 Chronicles 1:17 Variant Mash or Massa
- 1 Chronicles 1:18 Some Greek texts add another generation after Arphaxad, namely, Kenan/Cainan. See the note at Genesis 11:13.
- 1 Chronicles 1:19 Peleg means division.
- 1 Chronicles 1:22 Variant Obal
1 Chronicles 1:17-27
Lexham English Bible
17 The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, Aram, Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech. 18 And Arphaxad fathered Shelah; and Shelah fathered Eber. 19 And two sons were born to Eber: the name of the one was Peleg (for in his days the earth was divided), and the name of his brother was Joktan. 20 And Joktan fathered Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, 21 Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, 22 Ebal,[a] Abimael, Sheba, 23 Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab; all these were the sons of Joktan. 24 Shem, Arphaxad, Shelah; 25 Eber, Peleg, Reu; 26 Serug, Nahor, Terah; 27 Abram, that is, Abraham.
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- 1 Chronicles 1:22 Spelled “Obal” in Genesis 10:28
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