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Genesis 11:10-32 (CEV)

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¹⁰ Two years after the flood, when Shem was one hundred, he had a son named Arpachshad. He had more children and died at the age of six hundred. This is a list of his descendants: ¹¹ (SEE 11:10) ¹² When Arpachshad was thirty-five, he had a son named Shelah. ¹³ Arpachshad had more children and died at the age of four hundred thirty-eight. ¹⁴ When Shelah was thirty, he had a son named Eber. ¹⁵ Shelah had more children and died at the age of four hundred thirty-three. ¹⁶ When Eber was thirty-four, he had a son named Peleg. ¹⁷ Eber had more children and died at the age of four hundred sixty-four. ¹⁸ When Peleg was thirty, he had a son named Reu. ¹⁹ Peleg had more children and died at the age of two hundred thirty-nine. ²⁰ When Reu was thirty-two he had a son named Serug. ²¹ Reu had more children and died at the age of two hundred thirty-nine. ²² When Serug was thirty, he had a son named Nahor. ²³ Serug had more children and died at the age of two hundred thirty. ²⁴ When Nahor was twenty-nine, he had a son named Terah. ²⁵ Nahor had more children and died at the age of one hundred forty-eight. ²⁶ After Terah was seventy years old, he had three sons: Abram, Nahor, and Haran, who became the father of Lot. Terah's sons were born in the city of Ur in Chaldea, and Haran died there before the death of his father. The following is the story of Terah's d ²⁷ (SEE 11:26) ²⁸ (SEE 11:26) ²⁹ Abram married Sarai, but she was not able to have any children. And Nahor married Milcah, who was the daughter of Haran and the sister of Iscah. ³⁰ (SEE 11:29) ³¹ Terah decided to move from Ur to the land of Canaan. He took along Abram and Sarai and his grandson Lot, the son of Haran. But when they came to the city of Haran, they decided to settle there instead. ³² Terah lived to be two hundred five years old and died in Haran.

Definition(s):
Abram (Ehb-ram): high father
Abram (Ab-ram): high father
Eber (Ee-ber): one that passes; anger
Haran (Ha-rahn): mountainous country
Nahor (Na-hor): hoarse; dry; hot
Peleg (Pel-egg): division
Reu (Roo): his friend; his shepherd
Serug (Serr-ug): branch; layer; twining
Shelah (Sheh-la): that breaks; that unties; that undresses
Terah (Terr-a): to breathe; scent; blow
Ur (Oor): fire, light, a valley
Arpachshad (Ar-pak-shad):