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1 Chronicles 1:17-27 (Listen)

17 gThe sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram. And the sons of Aram:1 Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech. 18 Arpachshad fathered Shelah, and Shelah fathered Eber. 19 To Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg2 (for in his days the earth was divided), and his brother's name was Joktan. 20 Joktan fathered Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, 21 Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, 22 Obal,3 Abimael, Sheba, 23 Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab; all these were the sons of Joktan.

24 hShem, Arpachshad, Shelah; 25 Eber, Peleg, Reu; 26 Serug, Nahor, Terah; 27 Abram, that is, Abraham.

Footnotes

[1] 1:17 Septuagint; Hebrew lacks And the sons of Aram
[2] 1:19 Peleg means division
[3] 1:22 Septuagint, Syriac (compare Genesis 10:28); Hebrew Ebal