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Then Shem and Japheth took a garment, laid it on both their shoulders, and walked backward and covered the nakedness of their father. Their faces were turned backward, and they did not see their father's nakedness.
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Cush fathered Nimrod; he was the first on earth to be a mighty man.
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Egypt fathered Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim,
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Canaan fathered Sidon his firstborn and Heth,
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To Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the elder brother of Japheth, children were born.
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Arpachshad fathered Shelah; and Shelah fathered Eber.
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Joktan fathered Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
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Shem's Descendants
These are the generations of Shem. When Shem was 100 years old, he fathered Arpachshad two years after the flood.
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And Shem lived after he fathered Arpachshad 500 years and had other sons and daughters.
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When Arpachshad had lived 35 years, he fathered Shelah.
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And Arpachshad lived after he fathered Shelah 403 years and had other sons and daughters.
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When Shelah had lived 30 years, he fathered Eber.
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And Shelah lived after he fathered Eber 403 years and had other sons and daughters.
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When Eber had lived 34 years, he fathered Peleg.
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And Eber lived after he fathered Peleg 430 years and had other sons and daughters.
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When Peleg had lived 30 years, he fathered Reu.
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And Peleg lived after he fathered Reu 209 years and had other sons and daughters.
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When Reu had lived 32 years, he fathered Serug.
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And Reu lived after he fathered Serug 207 years and had other sons and daughters.
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When Serug had lived 30 years, he fathered Nahor.
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And Serug lived after he fathered Nahor 200 years and had other sons and daughters.
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When Nahor had lived 29 years, he fathered Terah.
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And Nahor lived after he fathered Terah 119 years and had other sons and daughters.
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When Terah had lived 70 years, he fathered Abram, Nahor, and Haran.
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Terah's Descendants
Now these are the generations of Terah. Terah fathered Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran fathered Lot.