This is the family history of Shem. Two years after the flood, when Shem was 100 years old, his son Arphaxad was born. After that, Shem lived 500 years and had other sons and daughters.
When Arphaxad was 35 years old, his son Shelah was born. After that, Arphaxad lived 403 years and had other sons and daughters.
When Shelah was 30 years old, his son Eber was born. After that, Shelah lived 403 years and had other sons and daughters.
When Eber was 34 years old, his son Peleg was born. After that, Eber lived 430 years and had other sons and daughters.
When Peleg was 30 years old, his son Reu was born. After that, Peleg lived 209 years and had other sons and daughters.
When Reu was 32 years old, his son Serug was born. After that, Reu lived 207 years and had other sons and daughters.
When Serug was 30 years old, his son Nahor was born. After that, Serug lived 200 years and had other sons and daughters.
When Nahor was 29 years old, his son Terah was born. After that, Nahor lived 119 years and had other sons and daughters.
After Terah was 70 years old, his sons Abram, Nahor, and Haran were born.
This is the family history of Terah. Terah was the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran. Haran was the father of Lot. While his father, Terah, was still alive, Haran died in Ur in Babylonia, where he was born. Abram and Nahor both married. Abram’s wife was named Sarai, and Nahor’s wife was named Milcah. She was the daughter of Haran, who was the father of both Milcah and Iscah. Sarai was not able to have children.
Terah took his son Abram, his grandson Lot (Haran’s son), and his daughter-in-law Sarai (Abram’s wife) and moved out of Ur of Babylonia. They had planned to go to the land of Canaan, but when they reached the city of Haran, they settled there.
Terah lived to be 205 years old, and then he died in Haran.