Arphaxad begot Salah, and Salah begot Eber.
Parallel translations
- WEB Arpachshad became the father of Shelah. Shelah became the father of Eber.
- KJV And Arphaxad begat Salah; and Salah begat Eber.
- BSB Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah was the father of Eber.
- NASB Arpachshad fathered Shelah; and Shelah fathered Eber.
- NLT Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah was the father of Eber.
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Quick answer
Arpachshad fathered Shelah, who fathered Eber. The line of promise advances generation by generation.
Overview
This short genealogy traces the direct line from Arpachshad through Shelah to Eber, the ancestor of the Hebrews. Each generation is a link in the chain leading to Abraham. The deliberate narrowing of focus shows God preserving the specific line through which the Savior of the world would come.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 2
- Gen 11:12–15Arpachshad lived thirty-five years and became the father of Shelah.
- Luke 3:35the son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the son of Shelah,
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