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Also to Shem, the father of all the children of Eber, and the older brother of Japheth, children were born.

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

The sons of Shem were Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram.

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

The sons of Aram were Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.

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

Arpachshad fathered Shelah; and Shelah fathered Eber.

And Arphaxad begat Salah; and Salah begat Eber.

Two sons were born to Eber; the name of the one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided; and his brother's name was Joktan.

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.

Joktan fathered Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,

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

Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,

And Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah,

Obal, Abimael, Sheba,

And Obal, and Abimael, and Sheba,

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

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

Now their settlement extended from Mesha going toward Sephar, the hill country of the east.

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

These are the sons of Shem, according to their families, according to their languages, by their lands, and according to their nations.

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

These are the families of the sons of Noah, according to their descendants, by their nations; and out of these the nations were separated on the earth after the flood.

These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations: and by these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood.