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Sons were also born to Shem, whose older brother wasa Japheth; Shem was the ancestor of all the sons of Eber.122
The sons of Shem: Elam,2 Asshur,3 Arphaxad,4 Lud and Aram.523
The sons of Aram: Uz,6 Hul, Gether and Meshech.b24
Arphaxad was the father ofc Shelah, and Shelah the father of Eber.725
Two sons were born to Eber: One was named Peleg,d because in his time the earth was divided; his brother was named Joktan.
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Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
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Hadoram, Uzal,8 Diklah,
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Obal, Abimael, Sheba,929
Ophir,10 Havilah and Jobab. All these were sons of Joktan.
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The region where they lived stretched from Mesha toward Sephar, in the eastern hill country.
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