17. Shem’s sons were Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram. Aram’s sons were Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.
18. Arphaxad was the father of Shelah. Shelah was the father of Eber.
19. Eber had two sons. One son was named Peleg, because the people on the earth were divided into different languages during his lifetime. Peleg’s brother was named Joktan.
20. (Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
21. Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,
22. Ebal, Abimael, Sheba,
23. Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these men were Joktan’s sons.)
24. Shem’s descendants were Arphaxad, Shelah,
25. Eber, Peleg, Reu,
26. Serug, Nahor, Terah,
27. and Abram. (Abram is also called Abraham.)
28. Abraham’s sons were Isaac and Ishmael.
29. These are their descendants: Ishmael’s first son was Nebaioth. His other sons were Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,
30. Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema,
31. Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These were Ishmael’s sons.