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Genesis 10:21-25
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21 To Shem also, Japheth’s oldest brother and the ancestor of all the children of Eber,[a] children were born. 22 (A)The descendants of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud and Aram. 23 The descendants of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether and Mash.

24 Arpachshad became the father of Shelah, and Shelah became the father of Eber. 25 To Eber two sons were born: the name of the first was Peleg, for in his time the world was divided;[b] and the name of his brother was Joktan.

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Footnotes

  1. 10:21 Eber: the eponymous ancestor of the Hebrews, that is, the one to whom they traced their name.
  2. 10:25 In the Hebrew text there is a play on the name Peleg and the word niplega, “was divided.”
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