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Genesis 10:22-29

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22 The 1sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram.
23 The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.
24 Arpachshad fathered 2Shelah; and Shelah fathered Eber.
25 3To Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg,[a] for in his days the earth was divided, and his brother's name was Joktan.
26 Joktan fathered Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
27 Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,
28 Obal, Abimael, Sheba,
29 4Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab; all these were the sons of Joktan.
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Genesis 10:22-29 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.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Cross References 4

  • 1. For ver. 22-29, see 1 Chronicles 1:17-25
  • 2. Genesis 11:12; Luke 3:35, 36
  • 3. 1 Chronicles 1:19
  • 4. 1 Kings 9:28; 1 Kings 10:11

Footnotes 1

The English Standard Version is published with the permission of Good News Publishers.