Genesis 10:22-32

22 Shem's sons - Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram - were the ancestors of the peoples who bear their names.

23 The descendants of Aram were the people of Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshek.

24 Arpachshad was the father of Shelah, who was the father of Eber.

25 Eber had two sons: one was named Peleg, because during his time the people of the world were divided; and the other was named Joktan.

26 The descendants of Joktan were the people of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,

27 Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,

28 Obal, Abimael, Sheba,

29 Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All of them were descended from Joktan.

30 The land in which they lived extended from Mesha to Sephar in the eastern hill country.

31 These are the descendants of Shem, living in their different tribes and countries, each group speaking its own language.

32 All these peoples are the descendants of Noah, nation by nation, according to their different lines of descent. After the flood all the nations of the earth were descended from the sons of Noah.

Genesis 10:22-32 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO GENESIS 10

This chapter gives an account of the posterity of the three sons of Noah, by whom the world was peopled after the flood, Ge 10:1 of the posterity of Japheth, Ge 10:2-5 of the posterity of Ham, Ge 10:6-20 and of the posterity of Shem, Ge 10:21-32.

Footnotes

• [a]. peleg: [This name sounds like the Hebrew for "divide."]