Genesis 10 · Verse 24

Genesis 10:24

And Arphaxad begat Salah; and Salah begat Eber.
Genesis 10:24, King James Version

Genesis 10:24 in other translations

BSBArphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah was the father of Eber.
WEBArpachshad became the father of Shelah. Shelah became the father of Eber.
ASVAnd Arpachshad begat Shelah; and Shelah begat Eber.
YLTAnd Arphaxad hath begotten Salah, and Salah hath begotten Eber.
DARBY— And Arphaxad begot Shelah; and Shelah begot Eber.
BBEAnd Arpachshad became the father of Shelah; and Shelah became the father of Eber.
WebsterAnd Arphaxad begat Salah; and Salah begat Eber.

What does Genesis 10:24 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
24. Arphaxad--The settlement of his posterity was in the extensive valley of Shinar, on the Tigris, towards the southern extremity of Mesopotamia, including the country of Eden and the region on the east side of the river.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 24 Salah - The founder of the people of Susiana. Eber - See Gen 10:21. The Septuagint add Cainan here, with one hundred and thirty to the chronology.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 10:15-32

The posterity of Canaan were numerous, rich, and pleasantly seated; yet Canaan was under a Divine curse, and not a curse causeless. Those that are under the curse of God, may, perhaps, thrive and prosper in this world; for we cannot know love or hatred, the blessing or the curse, by what is before us, but by what is within us. The curse of God always works really, and always terribly. Perhaps it is a secret curse, a…

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Genesis 10:24 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְאַרְפַּכְשַׁ֖דve.'ar.pakh.Shadand ArphaxadH775
יָלַ֣דya.Ladhe fatheredH3205
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
שָׁ֑לַחSha.lachShelahH7974
וְשֶׁ֖לַחve.She.lachand ShelahH7974
יָלַ֥דya.Ladhe fatheredH3205
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
עֵֽבֶר\׃'E.verEberH5677

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Genesis 10:24

  • Luke 3:35

    Which 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,

  • Genesis 11:12-15

    And Arphaxad lived five and thirty years, and begat Salah: And Arphaxad lived after he begat Salah four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters. And Salah lived thirty years, and begat Eber: And Salah lived after he begat Eber four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Salah. Heb. Shelah.
11:12-15

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Genesis 10:23

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

  • Genesis 10:24

    And Arphaxad begat Salah; and Salah begat Eber.

  • Genesis 10:25

    And 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.

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Genesis 10:24 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y Arphaxad engendró á Sala, y Sala engendró á Heber.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		– Et Arpacshad engendra Shélakh, et Shélakh engendra Héber.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Arpaksad zeugte Schelach, und Schelach zeugte Heber.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		At vero Arphaxad genuit Sale, de quo ortus est Heber.