Genesis 11:10

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“This is the account of Shem. Two years after the flood, when Shem was 100 years old, he became the father of Arphaxad.”

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BSBPD

“This is the account of Shem. Two years after the flood, when Shem was 100 years old, he became the father of Arphaxad.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“These are the generations of Shem: Shem was an hundred years old, and begat Arphaxad two years after the flood:”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“These <FI>are<Fi> births of Shem: Shem <FI>is<Fi> a son of an hundred years, and begetteth Arphaxad two years after the deluge.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Genesis 11:10 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 10:21And sons were also born to Shem, the older brother of Japheth; Shem was the forefather of all the sons of Eber.
  2. Genesis 11:27This is the account of Terah. Terah became the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran. And Haran became the father of Lot.
  3. 1 Chronicles 1:17The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram. The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.
  4. Luke 3:34the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor,

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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