Genesis 11
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Genesis 11:8-19

8So the Lord 1scattered them abroad from there over the face of the whole earth; and they stopped building the city. 9Therefore its name was called 23Babel, because there the Lord confused the 4language of the whole earth; and from there the Lord scattered them abroad over the face of the whole earth.

105These are the records of the generations of Shem. Shem was one hundred years old, and 6became the father of Arpachshad two years after the flood; 11and Shem lived five hundred years after he became the father of Arpachshad, and he had other sons and daughters.

12Arpachshad lived thirty-five years, and became the father of Shelah; 13and Arpachshad lived four hundred and three years after he became the father of Shelah, and he had other sons and daughters.

14Shelah lived thirty years, and became the father of Eber; 15and Shelah lived four hundred and three years after he became the father of Eber, and he had other sons and daughters.

16Eber lived thirty-four years, and became the father of Peleg; 17and Eber lived four hundred and thirty years after he became the father of Peleg, and he had other sons and daughters.

18Peleg lived thirty years, and became the father of Reu; 19and Peleg lived two hundred and nine years after he became the father of Reu, and he had other sons and daughters.

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Notes

  1. 1. Genesis 11:8 Gen 11:4; Ps 92:9; Luke 1:51 ↩
  2. 2. Genesis 11:9 Or Babylon; cf Heb balal, confuse ↩
  3. 3. Genesis 11:9 Gen 10:10 ↩
  4. 4. Genesis 11:9 Lit lip ↩
  5. 5. Genesis 11:10 Gen 10:22-25 ↩
  6. 6. Genesis 11:10 Lit begot, and so throughout the ch ↩

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