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Genesis 11:10-26

From Shem to Terah

Babel and the Road to Haran · Genesis 11

Story guide: An elderly father and adult son outside a pastoral tent, editorial representation of successive generations.

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10These are the generations of Shem. Shem was one hundred years old, and he fathered Arpachshad two years after the flood.

11And Shem lived five hundred years after he fathered Arpachshad, and he fathered sons and daughters.

12And Arpachshad lived thirty-five years and fathered Shelah.

13Arpachshad lived 403 years after he fathered Shelah, and he fathered sons and daughters.

14Shelah lived thirty years and fathered Eber.

15And Shelah lived 403 years after he fathered Eber, and he fathered sons and daughters.

16Eber lived thirty-four years and fathered Peleg.

17And Eber lived after he fathered Peleg four hundred and thirty years, and he fathered sons and daughters.

18Peleg lived thirty years and fathered Reu.

19And Peleg lived two hundred and nine years after he fathered Reu, and he fathered sons and daughters.

20And Reu lived thirty-two years and fathered Serug.

21And Reu lived after he fathered Serug two hundred and seven years, and he fathered sons and daughters.

22Serug lived thirty years and fathered Nahor.

23And Serug lived two hundred years after he fathered Nahor, and he fathered sons and daughters.

24Nahor lived twenty-nine years and fathered Terah.

25Nahor lived one hundred nineteen years after he fathered Terah, and he fathered sons and daughters.

26Terah lived seventy years and fathered Abram, Nahor, and Haran.

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