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1 Chronicles 1:16-29 English Standard Version (ESV)

16. the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites.

17. The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram. And the sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.

18. Arpachshad fathered Shelah, and Shelah fathered Eber.

19. To Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg (for in his days the earth was divided), and his brother’s name was Joktan.

20. Joktan fathered Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,

21. Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,

22. Obal, Abimael, Sheba,

23. Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab; all these were the sons of Joktan.

24. Shem, Arpachshad, Shelah;

25. Eber, Peleg, Reu;

26. Serug, Nahor, Terah;

27. Abram, that is, Abraham.

28. The sons of Abraham: Isaac and Ishmael.

29. These are their genealogies: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth, and Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,