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THE MESSAGE

1 Chronicles 1:18

Arphaxad had Shelah and Shelah had Eber. Eber had two sons: Peleg (Division) because in his time the earth was divided up; his brother was Joktan.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Arphaxad;   Genealogy;   Salah;   Shem;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Genealogy;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Arphaxad;   Sala;   Shelah;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Cainan;   Shelah;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Chronicles, Books of;   Table of Nations;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Genealogy of Jesus Christ;   Shelah;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Arphaxad ;   Cainan ;   Eber ;   Heber ;   Sala, Salah ;   Shelah ;   Smith Bible Dictionary - She'lah;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Sala;   Shelah;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Arphaxad;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Arpachshad fathered Shelah, and Shelah fathered Eber.
Hebrew Names Version
Arpakhshad became the father of Shelach, and Shelach became the father of `Ever.
King James Version
And Arphaxad begat Shelah, and Shelah begat Eber.
English Standard Version
Arpachshad fathered Shelah, and Shelah fathered Eber.
New Century Version
Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, who was the father of Eber.
New English Translation
Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah was the father of Eber.
Amplified Bible
Arpachshad became the father of Shelah, and Shelah became the father of Eber.
New American Standard Bible
Arpachshad fathered Shelah, and Shelah fathered Eber.
World English Bible
Arpachshad became the father of Shelah, and Shelah became the father of Eber.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Also Arpachshad begate Shelah, and Shelah begate Eber.
Legacy Standard Bible
Arpachshad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah was the father of Eber.
Berean Standard Bible
And Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah was the father of Eber.
Contemporary English Version
Arpachshad was Shelah's father and Eber's grandfather.
Complete Jewish Bible
Arpakhshad fathered Shelach, Shelach fathered ‘Ever,
Darby Translation
—And Arphaxad begot Shelah, and Shelah begot Eber.
Easy-to-Read Version
Arphaxad was the father of Shelah. Shelah was the father of Eber.
George Lamsa Translation
And Arphahshar begat Shelah, and Shelah begat Eber.
Good News Translation
Arpachshad was the father of Shelah, who was the father of Eber.
Lexham English Bible
And Arphaxad fathered Shelah; and Shelah fathered Eber.
Literal Translation
And Arphaxad fathered Shelah, and Shelah fathered Eber.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Arphachsad begat Salah. Salah begat Eber.
American Standard Version
And Arpachshad begat Shelah, and Shelah begat Eber.
Bible in Basic English
And Arpachshad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah was the father of Eber.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Arphacsad begat Selah, and Selah begat Eber.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Arpachshad begot Shelah, and Shelah begot Eber.
King James Version (1611)
And Arphaxad begate Shelah, and Shelah begate Eber.
English Revised Version
And Arpachshad begat Shelah, and Shelah begat Eber.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe Arphaxat gendride Sale; which hym silf gendride Heber.
Update Bible Version
And Arpachshad begot Shelah, and Shelah begot Eber.
Webster's Bible Translation
And Arphaxad begat Shelah, and Shelah begat Eber.
New King James Version
Arphaxad begot Shelah, and Shelah begot Eber.
New Living Translation
Arphaxad was the father of Shelah. Shelah was the father of Eber.
New Life Bible
Arpachshad was the father of Shelah. And Shelah was the father of Eber.
New Revised Standard
Arpachshad became the father of Shelah; and Shelah became the father of Eber.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, Arpachshad, begat Shelah, - and, Shelah, begat Eber.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Arphaxad begot Sale, and Sale begot Heber.
Revised Standard Version
Arpach'shad was the father of Shelah; and Shelah was the father of Eber.
Young's Literal Translation
And Arphaxad begat Shelah, and Shelah begat Eber.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Arpachshad became the father of Shelah and Shelah became the father of Eber.

Contextual Overview

1Adam Seth Enosh Kenan Mahalalel Jared Enoch Methuselah Lamech Noah Shem, Ham, and Japheth. 5 Japheth had Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras. 6 Gomer had Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah. 7 Javan had Elisha, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim. 8 Ham had Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan. 9 Cush had Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raamah, and Sabteca. Raamah had Sheba and Dedan. 10 Cush had Nimrod, the first great hero on earth. 11Mizraim was ancestor to the Ludim, the Anamim, the Lehabim, the Naphtuhim, the Pathrusim, the Casluhim, and the Caphtorim from whom the Philistines descended. 13Canaan had Sidon (his firstborn) and Heth, and was ancestor to the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites, the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites, the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. 17 Shem had Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, Aram, Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Shelah: Genesis 10:24, Genesis 11:12-15, Salah

Cross-References

Psalms 19:6
That's how God's Word vaults across the skies from sunrise to sunset, Melting ice, scorching deserts, warming hearts to faith.
Jeremiah 31:35
God 's Message, from the God who lights up the day with sun and brightens the night with moon and stars, Who whips the ocean into a billowy froth, whose name is God -of-the-Angel-Armies:

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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