Genesis 10:21-31

Genesis 10:21-31

Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were children born.

The children of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram.

And the children of Aram; Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash.

And Arphaxad begat Salah; and Salah begat Eber.

And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother's name was Joktan.

And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,

And Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah,

And Obal, and Abimael, and Sheba,

And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these were the sons of Joktan.

And their dwelling was from Mesha, as thou goest unto Sephar a mount of the east.

These are the sons of Shem, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after their nations.

1. Shem had 5 sons: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, Aram.

a. Aram had four sons: Uz, Hul, Gether, Mash.

b. Arphaxad begat Salah.

1). Salah begat Eber.

a). Eber begat Peleg and Joktan.

b). This genealogy, Genesis 10:21-31 follows Arphaxad’s line down through his great grandson Joktan. Joktan had 13 sons: Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, Hadoram, Uzal, Didlah, Obal, Abimael, Sheba, Ophir, havilah, Jobab.

2. There is another genealogy of Shem listed in Genesis 11:10-26 that follows Arphaxad’s line down through Eber’s other son, Peleg. From Peleg, it follows through 5 generations down to Abram. See notes of Genesis 11:10-26.