Genesis 11:10-26

Genealogy from Shem to Abram

10 This is the account of Shem. Two years after the flood, when Shem was 100 years old, he became the father of Arphaxad. ¹

11 And after he had become the father of Arphaxad, Shem lived 500 years and had other sons and daughters.

12 When Arphaxad was 35 years old, he became the father of Shelah.

13 And after he had become the father of Shelah, Arphaxad lived 403 years and had other sons and daughters. ^[a]

14 When Shelah was 30 years old, he became the father of Eber.

15 And after he had become the father of Eber, Shelah lived 403 years and had other sons and daughters.

16 When Eber was 34 years old, he became the father of Peleg.

17 And after he had become the father of Peleg, Eber lived 430 years and had other sons and daughters.

18 When Peleg was 30 years old, he became the father of Reu.

19 And after he had become the father of Reu, Peleg lived 209 years and had other sons and daughters.

20 When Reu was 32 years old, he became the father of Serug.

21 And after he had become the father of Serug, Reu lived 207 years and had other sons and daughters.

22 When Serug was 30 years old, he became the father of Nahor.

23 And after he had become the father of Nahor, Serug lived 200 years and had other sons and daughters.

24 When Nahor was 29 years old, he became the father of Terah.

25 And after he had become the father of Terah, Nahor lived 119 years and had other sons and daughters.

26 When Terah was 70 years old, he became the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran.

Genesis 11:10-26 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO GENESIS 11

This chapter gives an account of the inhabitants of the earth before the confusion of tongues at Babel, of their speech and language, which was one and the same, and of the place where they dwelt, Ge 11:1,2 and of their design to build a city and tower, to make them a name and keep them together, which they put in execution, Ge 11:3,4 of the notice the Lord took of this affair, and of the method he took to put a stop to their designs, by confounding their speech, and dispersing them abroad upon the face of the earth, Ge 11:5-9 then follows a genealogy of Shem's posterity down to Abraham, Ge 11:10-26 and a particular relation is given of Terah, the father of Abraham, and his family, and of his going forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, in order to go into the land of Canaan, and of his death at Haran by the way, Ge 11:27-32.

Cross References

• 1. (1 Chronicles 1:17–27)

Footnotes

• [a] Hebrew; LXX (see also Luke 3:35–36) 12 When Arphaxad was 135 years old, he became the father of Cainan. 13 And after he had become the father of Cainan, Arphaxad lived 430 years and had other sons and daughters, and then he died. When Cainan had lived 130 years, he became the father of Shelah. And after he had become the father of Shelah, Cainan lived 330 years and had other sons and daughters. Note that LXX also adds 100 years to the ages of Shelah, Eber, Peleg, Reu, Serug, and Nahor in this genealogy.