Genesis 10:24

Genesis 10:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Arphaxad begat Salah; and Salah begat Eber.
• New International Version (NIV)Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah the father of Eber.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Arpachshad fathered Shelah; and Shelah fathered Eber.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah was the father of Eber.

Context of Genesis 10:24

22The sons of Shem were Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram. 23The sons of Aram were Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash. Arphaxad begot Salah, and Salah begot Eber. 25To Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided; and his brother’s name was Joktan. 26Joktan begot Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,

Genesis 10:24 word by word

וְאַרְפַּכְשַׁ֖ד יָלַ֣ד אֶת־שָׁ֑לַח וְשֶׁ֖לַח יָלַ֥ד אֶת־עֵֽבֶר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Arphaxadאַרְפַּכְשַׁד'arpakshad · ArpachshadH775
• begatיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
• Salahשֶׁ֫לַחshelach · ShelahH7974
• Eberעֵ֫בֶר‛êber · EberH5677

Cross-references for Genesis 10:24

• Genesis 11:12Arphaxad lived thirty-five years, and begot Salah.

Commentaries on Genesis 10:24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24Salah - The founder of the people of Susiana. Eber - See Genesis 10:21. The Septuagint add Cainan here, with one hundred and thirty to the chronology.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21-32Verses 21-32 - XXXIII. Shem 21. אבר 'eber “Eber, yonder side; verb: pass, cross.” 22. עילם 'eylām “Elam.” עוּל ‛ûl “suckle.” עלם ‛ālam “hide; be mature.” ארפכשׁד 'arpakshad “Arpakshad.” כשׂד ארף 'arp keśed “boundary of Kesed, or (von-Bohlen) Arjapakshata, beside Aria.” ארם 'ǎrām “Aram, high; verb: be high.” 23. עוּץ ‛ûts “Uts; verb: counsel; be firm, solid.” חוּל chûl “Chul; verb: rub, twist, writhe, be strong, await.” גתר geter “Gether, bridge?” משׁ…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-32Verses 15-32 The posterity of Canaan were numerous, rich, and pleasantly seated; yet Canaan was under a Divine curse, and not a curse causeless. Those that are under the curse of God, may, perhaps, thrive and prosper in this world; for we cannot know love or hatred, the blessing or the curse, by what is before us, but by what is within us. The curse of God always works really, and always terribly. Perhaps it is a secret curse, a curse to the soul, and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24Shelah is not well-known, but it might be short for Methushelah (compare 38:5, 11). Eber was an ancestor of Abram the Hebrew (11:10–26). His name is the source of the word Hebrew (see 14:13; 39:14; 40:15; 41:12; Exodus 2:11; 3:18).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2424. Arphaxad--The settlement of his posterity was in the extensive valley of Shinar, on the Tigris, towards the southern extremity of Mesopotamia, including the country of Eden and the region on the east side of the river.Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 10:24

• Eber
• Hebrew
• Salah
• Shem

In the dictionaries

• Arabia
• Canaanites
• Dodanim
• Eber
• Ham
• Hebrew
• Japheth
• Mighty
• Noah
• Adam in the Old Testament

Commentaries on Genesis 10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings