The Line from Shem to Terah

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These are the generations of Shem. Shem was a hundred years old, and begat Arpachshad two years after the flood:

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and Shem lived after he begat Arpachshad five hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.

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And Arpachshad lived five and thirty years, and begat Shelah:

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and Arpachshad lived after he begat Shelah four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.

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And Shelah lived thirty years, and begat Eber:

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and Shelah lived after he begat Eber four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.

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And Eber lived four and thirty years, and begat Peleg:

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and Eber lived after he begat Peleg four hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters.

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And Peleg lived thirty years, and begat Reu:

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and Peleg lived after he begat Reu two hundred and nine years, and begat sons and daughters.

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And Reu lived two and thirty years, and begat Serug:

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and Reu lived after he begat Serug two hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters.

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And Serug lived thirty years, and begat Nahor:

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and Serug lived after he begat Nahor two hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.

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And Nahor lived nine and twenty years, and begat Terah:

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and Nahor lived after he begat Terah a hundred and nineteen years, and begat sons and daughters.

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And Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran.

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