Genesis 11:10-30

New English Translation

The Genealogy of Shem

¹⁰ This is the account of Shem.

Shem was 100 years old when he became the father of Arphaxad, two years after the flood. ¹¹ And after becoming the father of Arphaxad, Shem lived 500 years and had other^[a] sons and daughters.

¹² When Arphaxad had lived 35 years, he became the father of Shelah. ¹³ And after he became the father of Shelah, Arphaxad lived 403 years and had other^[b] sons and daughters.^[c]

¹⁴ When Shelah had lived 30 years, he became the father of Eber. ¹⁵ And after he became the father of Eber, Shelah lived 403 years and had other sons and daughters.

¹⁶ When Eber had lived 34 years, he became the father of Peleg. ¹⁷ And after he became the father of Peleg, Eber lived 430 years and had other sons and daughters.

¹⁸ When Peleg had lived 30 years, he became the father of Reu. ¹⁹ And after he became the father of Reu, Peleg lived 209 years and had other sons and daughters.

²⁰ When Reu had lived 32 years, he became the father of Serug. ²¹ And after he became the father of Serug, Reu lived 207 years and had other sons and daughters.

²² When Serug had lived 30 years, he became the father of Nahor. ²³ And after he became the father of Nahor, Serug lived 200 years and had other sons and daughters.

²⁴ When Nahor had lived 29 years, he became the father of Terah. ²⁵ And after he became the father of Terah, Nahor lived 119 years and had other sons and daughters.

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

The Record of Terah

²⁷ This is the account of Terah.

Terah became the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran. And Haran became the father of Lot. ²⁸ Haran died in the land of his birth, in Ur of the Chaldeans,^[d] while his father Terah was still alive.^{[e] 29} And Abram and Nahor took wives for themselves. The name of Abram’s wife was Sarai.^[f] And the name of Nahor’s wife was Milcah;^[g] she was the daughter of Haran, who was the father of both Milcah and Iscah. ³⁰ But Sarai was barren; she had no children.