Genesis 10:21-32
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21 Eber descended from Shem, the oldest brother of Japheth. 22 Here is a list of Shem’s other descendants: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, Aram.
23 Aram’s sons[a] were: Uz, Hul, Gether, Mash.
24 Arpachshad’s son was Shelah, and Shelah’s son was Eber.
25 Two sons were born to Eber: Peleg (meaning “Division,” for during his lifetime the people of the world were separated and dispersed), and Joktan (Peleg’s brother).
26-30 Joktan was the father[b] of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, Obal, Abima-el, Sheba, Ophir, Havi-lah, Jobab.
These descendants of Joktan lived all the way from Mesha to the eastern hills of Sephar.
31 These, then, were the descendants of Shem, classified according to their political groupings, languages, and geographical locations.
32 All of the men listed above descended from Noah, through many generations, living in the various nations that developed after the flood.
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- Genesis 10:23 sons, or “descendants.”
- Genesis 10:26 father, or “ancestor.”
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