1 Chronicles 1:18

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And Arpachshad begat Shelah, and Shelah begat Eber.

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Gen 10:24 : 24 And Arpachshad begat Shelah; and Shelah begat Eber.
Gen 11:12-15 : 12 And Arpachshad lived five and thirty years, and begat Shelah: 13 and Arpachshad lived after he begat Shelah four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters. 14 And Shelah lived thirty years, and begat Eber: 15 and Shelah lived after he begat Eber four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Gen 10:21-26
6 verses
93%
21And unto Shem, the father of all the children of Eber, the elder brother of Japheth, to him also were children born.
22The sons of Shem: Elam, and Asshur, and Arpachshad, and Lud, and Aram.
23And the sons of Aram: Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash.
24And Arpachshad begat Shelah; and Shelah begat Eber.
25And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of the 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,
1 Chr 1:22-26
5 verses
88%
22and Ebal, and Abimael, and Sheba,
23and Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.
24Shem, Arpachshad, Shelah,
25Eber, Peleg, Reu,
26Serug, Nahor, Terah,
1 Chr 1:19-20
2 verses
83%
19And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg; for in his days the earth was divided; and his brother's name was Joktan.
20And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,
1 Chr 1:16-17
2 verses
82%
16and the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite.
17The sons of Shem: Elam, and Asshur, and Arpachshad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech.
Gen 11:10-17
8 verses
81%
10These are the generations of Shem. Shem was a hundred years old, and begat Arpachshad two years after the flood:
11and Shem lived after he begat Arpachshad five hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.
12And Arpachshad lived five and thirty years, and begat Shelah:
13and Arpachshad lived after he begat Shelah four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.
14And Shelah lived thirty years, and begat Eber:
15and Shelah 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.
Luke 3:34-37
4 verses
79%
34the [son] of Jacob, the [son] of Isaac, the [son] of Abraham, the [son] of Terah, the [son] of Nahor,
35the [son] of Serug, the [son] of Reu, the [son] of Peleg, the [son] of Eber, the [son] of Shelah,
36the [son] of Cainan, the [son] of Arphaxad, the [son] of Shem, the [son] of Noah, the [son] of Lamech,
37the [son] of Methuselah, the [son] of Enoch, the [son] of Jared, the [son] of Mahalaleel, the [son] of Cainan,
1 Chr 1:1-4
4 verses
76%
1Adam, Seth, Enosh,
2Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared,
3Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech,
4Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
Gen 4:18
76%
18And unto Enoch was born Irad: and Irad begat Mehujael; and Mehujael begat Methushael; and Methushael begat Lamech.
1 Chr 8:1
73%
1And Benjamin begat Bela his first-born, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third,
Matt 1:2-3
2 verses
73%
2Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judah and his brethren;
3and Judah begat Perez and Zerah of Tamar; and Perez begat Hezron; and Hezron begat Ram;
1 Chr 1:13
73%
13And Canaan begat Sidon his first-born, and Heth,
1 Chr 1:34
72%
34And Abraham begat Isaac. The sons of Isaac: Esau, and Israel.
Gen 6:10
72%
10And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
1 Chr 4:11
72%
11And Chelub the brother of Shuhah begat Mehir, who was the father of Eshton.
Gen 10:1
72%
1Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah, [namely], of Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and unto them were sons born after the flood.
1 Chr 1:10
71%
10And Cush begat Nimrod; he began to be a mighty one in the earth.
Gen 11:27
71%
27Now these are the generations of Terah. Terah begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begat Lot.
1 Chr 7:31
70%
31And the sons of Beriah: Heber, and Malchiel, who was the father of Birzaith.
Gen 25:19
70%
19And these are the generations of Isaac, Abraham's son: Abraham begat Isaac:
Gen 9:18
70%
18And the sons of Noah, that went forth from the ark, were Shem, and Ham, and Japheth: and Ham is the father of Canaan.