Old Testament

Genesis 11:10-26
The Ancestors of Abraham
10This is the account about the development of the family of Shem.
Shem was 100 years old and became the father of Arphaxad two years after the flood. 11Shem lived 500 years after he became the father of Arphaxad, and he became the father of sons and daughters.
12Arphaxad lived 35 years and became the father of Shelah. 13Arphaxad lived 403 years after he became the father of Shelah, and he became the father of sons and daughters.[]
14Shelah lived 30 years and became the father of Eber. 15Shelah lived 403 years after he became the father of Eber, and he became the father of sons and daughters. 16Eber lived 34 years and became the father of Peleg. 17Eber lived 430 years after he became the father of Peleg, and he became the father of sons and daughters.
18Peleg lived 30 years and became the father of Reu. 19Peleg lived 209 years after he became the father of Reu, and he became the father of sons and daughters.
20Reu lived 32 years and became the father of Serug. 21Reu lived 207 years after he became the father of Serug, and he became the father of sons and daughters.
22Serug lived 30 years and became the father of Nahor. 23Serug lived 200 years after he became the father of Nahor, and he became the father of sons and daughters.
24Nahor lived 29 years and became the father of Terah. 25Nahor lived 119 years after he became the father of Terah, and he became the father of sons and daughters.
26Terah lived 70 years and became the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran.

Footnotes

  • 11:13 Some manuscripts of the Greek Old Testament have an extra generation between Arphaxad and Shelah: Cainan (also called Kenan) lived 130 years and became the father of Shelah. Cainan lived 330 years after he had become the father of Shelah, and he became the father of sons and daughters. Cainan occurs in the Greek Old Testament of Genesis 10:24; 11:12-13; and some texts of 1 Chronicles 1:24 (or some textual resources say verse 18). It also occurs in most manuscripts of Luke 3:36. Manuscripts without Cainan include all passages of the Hebrew text (Genesis 10:24; 11:12-13; 1 Chronicles 1:18, 24), the Samaritan Pentateuch, 1 Chronicles 1:24 in the Greek Old Testament [sic], the Targums of Jonathan and Onkelos, the Syriac Peshitta, and the Latin Vulgate. It appears that Cainan was not part of the Hebrew text. (It should be noted that there are numerous discrepancies in the textual commentaries about this issue, especially concerning the Greek Old Testament, as is true of many other textual issues.)