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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, who was the father of Eber.

19 Eber had two sons. One son was named Peleg,[a] because the people on the earth were divided into different languages during his life. Peleg’s brother was named Joktan.

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Footnotes

  1. 1:19 Peleg This name sounds like the Hebrew word for “divided.”

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