Genesis 10:21
19 and the borders of Canaan extended from Sidon toward Gerar as far as Gaza, and then toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha.
20 These are the sons of Ham according to their clans, languages, lands, and nations.
And sons were also born to Shem, the older brother of Japheth; Shem was the forefather of all the sons of Eber.
22 The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.
23 The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- And sons were also born to Shem, the older brother of Japheth; Shem was the forefather of all the sons of Eber.
- KJV
- Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were children born.
- WEB
- Children were also born to Shem (the elder brother of Japheth), the father of all the children of Eber.
- ASV
- And unto Shem, the father of all the children of Eber, the elder brother of Japheth, to him also were children born.
- DARBY
- And to Shem to him also were [sons] born; he is the father of all the sons of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder.
- BLB
- And [sons] were also born to Shem—the father of all the sons of Eber—the brother of Japheth the elder.
- ÅB
- Også Sem fikk barn; han var stamfar til alle Ebers barn og var den eldste bror av Jafet.
- OTB
- Sønner ble også født til Sem, stamfaren til alle Ebers sønner, og den eldre broren til Jafet.
- B1930
- Også Sem fikk barn; han var stamfar til alle Ebers barn og var den eldste bror av Jafet.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Numbers 24:24
Ships will come from the coasts of Cyprus; they will subdue Asshur and Eber, but they too will perish forever.”
Read in contextGenesis 11:10–26
This is the account of Shem. Two years after the flood, when Shem was 100 years old, he became the father of Arphaxad.
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