Immerse: Beginnings Full Volume - Flipbook - Page 28
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BEGINNINGS
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for them! Come, let’s go down and confuse the people with different languages. Then they won’t be able to understand each other.”
In that way, the Lord scattered them all over the world, and they
stopped building the city. That is why the city was called Babel, because
that is where the Lord confused the people with different languages. In
this way he scattered them all over the world.
This is the account of Shem’s family.
Two years after the great flood, when Shem was 100 years old, he
became the father of Arphaxad. After the birth of Arphaxad, Shem
lived another 500 years and had other sons and daughters.
When Arphaxad was 35 years old, he became the father of Shelah. After
the birth of Shelah, Arphaxad lived another 403 years and had other
sons and daughters.
When Shelah was 30 years old, he became the father of Eber. After the
birth of Eber, Shelah lived another 403 years and had other sons and
daughters.
When Eber was 34 years old, he became the father of Peleg. After the
birth of Peleg, Eber lived another 430 years and had other sons and
daughters.
When Peleg was 30 years old, he became the father of Reu. After the
birth of Reu, Peleg lived another 209 years and had other sons and
daughters.
When Reu was 32 years old, he became the father of Serug. After the
birth of Serug, Reu lived another 207 years and had other sons and
daughters.
When Serug was 30 years old, he became the father of Nahor. After the
birth of Nahor, Serug lived another 200 years and had other sons and
daughters.
When Nahor was 29 years old, he became the father of Terah. After the
birth of Terah, Nahor lived another 119 years and had other sons and
daughters.
After Terah was 70 years old, he became the father of Abram, Nahor, and
Haran.
This is the account of Terah’s family.
Terah was the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran was the
father of Lot. But Haran died in Ur of the Chaldeans, the land of his birth,
