Bible Strands
1 Chronicles 1:24
So from Shem came Arphaxad, Shelah,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The chronicler records a genealogical entry tracing the descendants of Shem immediately after listing the sons of Joktan. This verse functions as a transitional node in a broader ancestral catalog.
The words — The Hebrew terms שֵׁם (Shem), אַרְפַּכְשַׁד (Arphachshad), and שָׁלַח (Shelah) name three successive generations in a direct paternal line. The text simply records their sequential arrival without additional narrative detail.
The thread — Genesis 11:10 confirms that Shem fathered Arphaxad two years after the flood at age one hundred. The chronicler’s list continues in 1 Chronicles 1:25 with Eber, Peleg, and Reu, extending the same patriarchal sequence.
Why it lands — The passage demands recognition of a documented historical lineage rather than offering theological commentary. It requires the reader to track the continuity of names across generations to understand the text’s structural purpose.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Shem, Arphaxad, Shelah,
Cross-references
- Genesis 11:10 This is the account of Shem. Two years after the flood, when Shem was 100 years old, he became the father of Arphaxad.
- Luke 3:34 the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor,