Genesis Genealogy

Part 2: Noah to Terah (Abraham's father)

     After the flood subsided, the only people left on earth were Noah, his wife, their three sons, and the sons' wives. They repopulated the earth:

Noah (5:28-30) begat:

• son Japeth (5:32; 6:10; 10:1) begat:

• son Gomer (10:2) begat:

• son Ashkenaz (10:3)

• son Ripath (10:3)

• son Togarmah (10:3)

• son Magog (10:2)

• son Madai (10:2)

• son Javan (10:2) begat:

• son Elishah (10:4)

• son Tarshish (10:4)

• son Kittim (10:4)

• son Dodanim (10:4)

• son Tubal (10:2)

• son Meshech (10:2)

• son Tiras (10:2)

• son Ham (5:32; 6:10; 10:1) begat:

• son Cush (10:7) begat:

• son Seba (10:7)

• son Havilah (10:7)

• son Sabta (also called Sabtah) (10:7)

• son Sabtecha (also called Sabtechah) (10:7)

• son Nimrod (10:7)

• son Raamah (10:7) begat:

• son Sheba (10:7)

• son Dedan (10:7)

• son Miziraim (10:6) begat:

• Ludim (10:13)

• Anamim (10:13)

• Lehabim (10:13)

• Naphtuhim (10:13)

• Pathrusim (10:14)

• Casluhim (10:14) begat:

• Philistim (10:14)

• Caphtorim (10:14)

• son Phut (10:6)

• son Canaan (10:6) begat:

• Sidon (10:15)

• Heth (10:15)

• son Shem (5:32; 6:10; 10:1) begat:

• various sons and daughters (names not given)(11:11)

• Elam (10:22)

• Asshur (10:22)

• Lud (10:22)

• Aram (10:22) begat:

• Uz (10:23)

• Hul (10:23)

• Gether (10:23)

• Mash (10:23)

• Arphaxad (10:22; 11:10,11) begat:

• various sons and daughters (names not given)(11:13)

• Salah (10:24; 11:14-15) begat:

• various sons and daughters (names not given)(11:15)

• Eber (10:24) begat:

• various sons and daughters (names not given)(11:17)

• son Joktan (10:25) begat:

• son Almodad (10:26)

• son Sheleph (10:26)

• son Hazarmaveth (10:26)

• son Jerath (10:26)

• son Hadoram (10:27)

• son Uzal (10:27)

• son Diklah (10:27)

• son Obal (10:28)

• son Abimael (10:28)

• son Sheba (10:28)

• son Ophir (10:29)

• son Havilah (10:29)

• son Jobab (10:29)

• son Peleg (10:25; 11:16-17) begat:

• various sons and daughters (names not given)(11:19)

• son Reu (11:18-19) begat:

• various sons and daughters (names not given)(11:21)

• son Serug (11:20-21) begat:

• various sons and daughters (names not given)(11:23)

• son Nahor (11:22-23) begat:

• various sons and daughters (names not given)(11:25)

• son Terah (11:24-25) (father of Abraham)
  (continues in Part 3)

     This part of the genealogy ends with Terah. Beginning with 11:24-25, the book ignores the first two parts of the genealogy, and focuses only on Terah's descendants. They are Abraham and his family. The genealogy continues in Part 3.

Part 1: Adam to Noah     Part 2: Noah to Terah     Part 3: Abraham and his family     Part 4: Jacob and his descendants

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