¹⁷ The sons of Shem:

Elam, Ashur, Arphaxad, Lud and Aram.

The sons of Aram:^[a]

Uz, Hul, Gether and Meshek.

¹⁸ Arphaxad was the father of Shelah,

and Shelah the father of Eber.

¹⁹ Two sons were born to Eber:

One was named Peleg,^[b] because in his time the earth was divided; his brother was named Joktan.

²⁰ Joktan was the father of

Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, ²¹ Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, ²² Obal,^[c] Abimael, Sheba, ²³ Ophir, Havilah and Jobab. All these were sons of Joktan.