Genesis 11:10-25

Good News Translation

The Descendants of Shem^(A)

¹⁰ These are the descendants of Shem. Two years after the flood, when Shem was 100 years old, he had a son, Arpachshad. ¹¹ After that, he lived another 500 years and had other children.

¹² When Arpachshad was 35 years old, he had a son, Shelah; ¹³ after that, he lived another 403 years and had other children.

¹⁴ When Shelah was 30 years old, he had a son, Eber; ¹⁵ after that, he lived another 403 years and had other children.

¹⁶ When Eber was 34 years old, he had a son, Peleg; ¹⁷ after that, he lived another 430 years and had other children.

¹⁸ When Peleg was 30 years old, he had a son, Reu; ¹⁹ after that, he lived another 209 years and had other children.

²⁰ When Reu was 32 years old, he had a son, Serug; ²¹ after that, he lived another 207 years and had other children.

²² When Serug was 30 years old, he had a son, Nahor; ²³ after that, he lived another 200 years and had other children.

²⁴ When Nahor was 29 years old, he had a son, Terah; ²⁵ after that, he lived another 119 years and had other children.