Scattered by Language
1 The whole earth had one language and dialect. 2 As they traveled from the east, they found a plain in the land of Shinar, and they lived there.
3 They said to one another, “Come, let’s make bricks, and burn them thoroughly.” They had brick for stone, and they used tar for mortar. 4 They said, “Come, let’s build ourselves a city, and a tower whose top reaches to the heavens, and let’s make a name for ourselves, lest we be scattered abroad, across the face of the whole earth.”
5 The Lord came down to see the city and the tower, which the sons of man had built. 6 The Lord said, “The people are one, and they all have one language, and this is what they are beginning to do! Then nothing they imagine to do will be impossible for them. 7 Come, let us go down there and confuse their language, that they may not understand one another’s speech.”
8 So the Lord scattered them abroad from there across the face of the whole earth. They stopped building the city. 9 Therefore its name was called Babel, because there the Lord confused the language of the whole earth. From there, the Lord scattered them abroad, across the face of the whole earth.
Genealogy of Shem
10 This is the history of the generations of Shem: Shem was 100 years old when he became the father of Arpachshad, two years after the flood. 11 Shem lived 500 years after he became the father of Arpachshad, and became the father of more sons and daughters.
12 Arpachshad lived 35 years and became the father of Shelah. 13 Arpachshad lived 403 years after he became the father of Shelah, and became the father of more sons and daughters.
14 Shelah lived 30 years, and became the father of Eber. 15 Shelah lived 403 years after he became the father of Eber, and became the father of more sons and daughters.
16 Eber lived 34 years, and became the father of Peleg. 17 Eber lived 430 years after he became the father of Peleg, and became the father of more sons and daughters.
18 Peleg lived 30 years, and became the father of Reu. 19 Peleg lived 209 years after he became the father of Reu, and became the father of more sons and daughters.
20 Reu lived 32 years, and became the father of Serug. 21 Reu lived 207 years after he became the father of Serug, and became the father of more sons and daughters.
22 Serug lived 30 years, and became the father of Nahor. 23 Serug lived 200 years after he became the father of Nahor, and became the father of more sons and daughters.
24 Nahor lived 29 years, and became the father of Terah. 25 Nahor lived 119 years after he became the father of Terah, and became the father of more sons and daughters.
26 Terah lived 70 years, and became the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran.
Genealogy of Terah
27 Now this is the history of the generations of Terah. Terah became the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran. Haran became the father of Lot. 28 Haran died in the land of his birth, in Ur of the Chaldees, while his father Terah was still alive. 29 Abram and Nahor married wives. The name of Abram’s wife was Sarai, and the name of Nahor’s wife was Milcah, the daughter of Haran, who was also the father of Iscah. 30 Sarai was barren. She had no child.
31 Terah took Abram his son, Lot the son of Haran, his grandson, and Sarai his daughter-in-law, his son Abram’s wife. They went from Ur of the Chaldeans, to go into the land of Canaan. They came to Haran and lived there. 32 The days of Terah were 205 years. Terah died in Haran.