²¹ Eber descended from Shem, the oldest brother of Japheth. ²² Here is a list of Shem’s other descendants: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, Aram.

²³ Aram’s sons^[a] were: Uz, Hul, Gether, Mash.

²⁴ Arpachshad’s son was Shelah, and Shelah’s son was Eber.

²⁵ Two sons were born to Eber: Peleg (meaning “Division,” for during his lifetime the people of the world were separated and dispersed), and Joktan (Peleg’s brother).

^14-15 Shelah was thirty years old when his son Eber was born, living 403 years after that, and had many sons and daughters.

^16-17 Eber was thirty-four years old when his son Peleg was born. He lived another 430 years afterwards and had many sons and daughters.

¹⁸ Arpachshad’s son was Shelah, and Shelah’s son was Eber.

¹⁹ Eber had two sons: Peleg (which means “Divided,” for it was during his lifetime that the people of the earth were divided into different language groups) and Joktan.

^20-23 The sons of Joktan: Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, Ebal, Abimael, Sheba, Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab.

^24-27 So the son^[a] of Shem was Arpachshad, the son of Arpachshad was Shelah, the son of Shelah was Eber, the son of Eber was Peleg, the son of Peleg was Reu, the son of Reu was Serug, the son of Serug was Nahor, the son of Nahor was Terah, the son of Terah was Abram (later known as Abraham).