Genesis 11:10-32

The Descendants of Shem

10,11 Two years after the flood, when Shem was 100, he had a son named Arpachshad. He had more children and died at the age of 600. This is a list of his descendants:

12 When Arpachshad was 35, he had a son named Shelah. 13 Arpachshad had more children and died at the age of 438.

14 When Shelah was 30, he had a son named Eber. 15 Shelah had more children and died at the age of 433.

16 When Eber was 34, he had a son named Peleg. 17 Eber had more children and died at the age of 464.

18 When Peleg was 30, he had a son named Reu. 19 Peleg had more children and died at the age of 239.

20 When Reu was 32 he had a son named Serug. 21 Reu had more children and died at the age of 239.

22 When Serug was 30, he had a son named Nahor. 23 Serug had more children and died at the age of 230.

24 When Nahor was 29, he had a son named Terah. 25 Nahor had more children and died at the age of 148.

The Descendants of Terah

26-28 After Terah was 70 years old, he had three sons: Abram, Nahor, and Haran, who became the father of Lot. Terah’s sons were born in the city of Ur in Chaldea,*11.26-28 Ur in Chaldea: Chaldea was a region at the head of the Persian Gulf. Ur was on the main trade routes from Mesopotamia to the Mediterranean Sea. and Haran died there before the death of his father. The following is the story of Terah’s descendants.

29,30 Abram married Sarai, but she was not able to have children. And Nahor married Milcah, who was the daughter of Haran and the sister of Iscah.

31 Terah decided to move from Ur to the land of Canaan. He took along Abram and Sarai and his grandson Lot, the son of Haran. But when they came to the city of Haran,*11.31 Haran: About 885 kilometers northwest of Ur. they settled there instead. 32 Terah lived to be 205 years old and died in Haran.