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1 Chronicles 1:17–26

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¶ The sons of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech.
And Arphaxad begat Shelah, and Shelah begat Eber.
And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg; because in his days the earth was divided: and his brother’s name was Joktan.
And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,
Hadoram also, and Uzal, and Diklah,
And Ebal, and Abimael, and Sheba,
And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.
¶ Shem, Arphaxad, Shelah,
Eber, Peleg, Reu,
Serug, Nahor, Terah,
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From verse 17

  1. Genesis 10:22–32Rank 1 from verse 17
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    22The children of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram.

    23And the children of Aram; Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash.

    24And Arphaxad begat Salah; and Salah begat Eber.

    25And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother’s name was Joktan.

    26And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,

    27And Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah,

    28And Obal, and Abimael, and Sheba,

    29And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these were the sons of Joktan.

    30And their dwelling was from Mesha, as thou goest unto Sephar a mount of the east.

    31These are the sons of Shem, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after their nations.

    32These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations: and by these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood.

  2. Ezekiel 27:10Rank 2 from verse 17
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    10They of Persia and of Lud and of Phut were in thine army, thy men of war: they hanged the shield and helmet in thee; they set forth thy comeliness.

  3. Ezekiel 27:23Rank 3 from verse 17
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    23Haran, and Canneh, and Eden, the merchants of Sheba, Asshur, and Chilmad, were thy merchants.

  4. Ezekiel 32:22Rank 4 from verse 17
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    22Asshur is there and all her company: his graves are about him: all of them slain, fallen by the sword:

  5. Ezekiel 32:24Rank 5 from verse 17
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    24There is Elam and all her multitude round about her grave, all of them slain, fallen by the sword, which are gone down uncircumcised into the nether parts of the earth, which caused their terror in the land of the living; yet have they borne their shame with them that go down to the pit.

From verse 18

  1. Genesis 10:24Rank 1 from verse 18
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    24And Arphaxad begat Salah; and Salah begat Eber.

  2. Genesis 11:12–15Rank 2 from verse 18
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    12And Arphaxad lived five and thirty years, and begat Salah:

    13And Arphaxad lived after he begat Salah four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.

    14And Salah lived thirty years, and begat Eber:

    15And Salah lived after he begat Eber four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.

From verse 19

  1. Genesis 10:21Rank 1 from verse 19
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    21¶ Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were children born.

  2. Genesis 10:25Rank 2 from verse 19
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    25And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother’s name was Joktan.

  3. Genesis 11:16–17Rank 3 from verse 19
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    16And Eber lived four and thirty years, and begat Peleg:

    17And Eber lived after he begat Peleg four hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters.

  4. Numbers 24:24Rank 4 from verse 19
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    24And ships shall come from the coast of Chittim, and shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber, and he also shall perish for ever.

From verse 20

  1. Genesis 10:26–27Rank 1 from verse 20
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    26And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,

    27And Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah,

From verse 22

  1. Genesis 10:28Rank 1 from verse 22
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    28And Obal, and Abimael, and Sheba,

From verse 23

  1. 1 Chronicles 29:4Rank 1 from verse 23
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    4Even three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the houses withal:

  2. 1 Kings 10:11Rank 2 from verse 23
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    11And the navy also of Hiram, that brought gold from Ophir, brought in from Ophir great plenty of almug trees, and precious stones.

  3. 1 Kings 9:28Rank 3 from verse 23
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    28And they came to Ophir, and fetched from thence gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought it to king Solomon.

  4. 1 Samuel 15:7Rank 4 from verse 23
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    7And Saul smote the Amalekites from Havilah until thou comest to Shur, that is over against Egypt.

  5. Genesis 10:29Rank 5 from verse 23
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    29And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these were the sons of Joktan.

From verse 24

  1. Genesis 11:10–26Rank 1 from verse 24
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    10¶ These are the generations of Shem: Shem was an hundred years old, and begat Arphaxad two years after the flood:

    11And Shem lived after he begat Arphaxad five hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.

    12And Arphaxad lived five and thirty years, and begat Salah:

    13And Arphaxad lived after he begat Salah four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.

    14And Salah lived thirty years, and begat Eber:

    15And Salah lived after he begat Eber four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.

    16And Eber lived four and thirty years, and begat Peleg:

    17And Eber lived after he begat Peleg four hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters.

    18And Peleg lived thirty years, and begat Reu:

    19And Peleg lived after he begat Reu two hundred and nine years, and begat sons and daughters.

    20And Reu lived two and thirty years, and begat Serug:

    21And Reu lived after he begat Serug two hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters.

    22And Serug lived thirty years, and begat Nahor:

    23And Serug lived after he begat Nahor two hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.

    24And Nahor lived nine and twenty years, and begat Terah:

    25And Nahor lived after he begat Terah an hundred and nineteen years, and begat sons and daughters.

    26And Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran.

  2. Luke 3:34–36Rank 2 from verse 24
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    34Which was the son of Jacob, which was the son of Isaac, which was the son of Abraham, which was the son of Thara, which was the son of Nachor,

    35Which was the son of Saruch, which was the son of Ragau, which was the son of Phalec, which was the son of Heber, which was the son of Sala,

    36Which was the son of Cainan, which was the son of Arphaxad, which was the son of Sem, which was the son of Noe, which was the son of Lamech,

From verse 25

  1. Luke 3:35Rank 1 from verse 25
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    35Which was the son of Saruch, which was the son of Ragau, which was the son of Phalec, which was the son of Heber, which was the son of Sala,

From verse 26

  1. Luke 3:34–35Rank 1 from verse 26
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    34Which was the son of Jacob, which was the son of Isaac, which was the son of Abraham, which was the son of Thara, which was the son of Nachor,

    35Which was the son of Saruch, which was the son of Ragau, which was the son of Phalec, which was the son of Heber, which was the son of Sala,

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1 Chronicles 1:17

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1 Chronicles 1:18

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begat

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1. Fathered or brought forth as offspring; in a genealogy, identified a male progenitor in the stated line. 2. Brought forth, formed, or gave life in a spiritual or figurative relation.

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1 Chronicles 1:19

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name

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Sense 1: A word, appellation, or designation by which a person or thing is called or known. Sense 2: The person or persons named or represented. Sense 3: Reputation, character, renown, or remembrance. Sense 4: The authority, behalf, or standing represented by a name. Sense 5: As a verb, to call, designate, or mention by name.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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earth

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Sense 1: The world in distinction from heaven. Sense 2: Dry land, ground, soil, or dust. Sense 3: A land, region, or its inhabitants.

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brother

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Sense 1: A male sibling; a near kinsman. Sense 2: A fellow member of a people or faith.

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1 Chronicles 1:20

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begat

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1. Fathered or brought forth as offspring; in a genealogy, identified a male progenitor in the stated line. 2. Brought forth, formed, or gave life in a spiritual or figurative relation.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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16And the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite.

17¶ The sons of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech.

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18And Arphaxad begat Shelah, and Shelah begat Eber.

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19And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg; because in his days the earth was divided: and his brother’s name was Joktan.

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20And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,

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21Hadoram also, and Uzal, and Diklah,

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22And Ebal, and Abimael, and Sheba,

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23And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.

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24¶ Shem, Arphaxad, Shelah,

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25Eber, Peleg, Reu,

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26Serug, Nahor, Terah,

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27Abram; the same is Abraham.

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