LINEAGE of Abraham

 

Genesis 15:6

King James Version

6 And he believed in the Lord; 

and he counted it to him for righteousness.

We've now come to another important part of Scripture.

Surely, you've heard of Abraham.

He was called "Abram" then.

What were his roots?

This, we look into here:

Genesis 10:1

King James Version

10 Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah, 

Shem, Ham, and Japheth: 

and unto them were sons born after the flood.

Genesis 10:21-31

King James Version

21 Unto Shem also, 

the father of all the children of Eber, 

the brother of Japheth the elder, 

even to him were children born.

22 The children of Shem; 

Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram.

23 And the children of Aram; 

Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash.

24 And Arphaxad begat Salah; 

and Salah begat Eber.

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.

26 And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, 

and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,

27 And Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah,

28 And Obal, and Abimael, and Sheba,

29 And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: 

all these were the sons of Joktan.

30 And their dwelling was from Mesha, 

as thou goest unto Sephar a mount of the east.

31 These are the sons of Shem, 

after their families, after their tongues, 

in their lands, after their nations.

Genesis 11:10-27

King James Version

10 These are the generations of Shem: 

Shem was an hundred years old, 

and begat Arphaxad two years after the flood:

11 And Shem lived after he begat Arphaxad five hundred years, 

and begat sons and daughters.

12 And Arphaxad lived five and thirty years, 

and begat Salah:

13 And Arphaxad lived after he begat Salah 

four hundred and three years, 

and begat sons and daughters.

14 And Salah lived thirty years, 

and begat Eber:

15 And Salah lived after he begat Eber 

four hundred and three years, 

and begat sons and daughters.

16 And Eber lived four and thirty years, and begat Peleg:

17 And Eber lived after he begat Peleg 

four hundred and thirty years, 

and begat sons and daughters.

18 And Peleg lived thirty years, and begat Reu:

19 And Peleg lived after he begat Reu 

two hundred and nine years, 

and begat sons and daughters.

20 And Reu lived two and thirty years, 

and begat Serug:

21 And Reu lived after he begat Serug 

two hundred and seven years, 

and begat sons and daughters.

22 And Serug lived thirty years, and begat Nahor:

23 And Serug lived after he begat Nahor 

two hundred years, 

and begat sons and daughters.

24 And Nahor lived nine and twenty years, and begat Terah:

25 And Nahor lived after he begat Terah 

an hundred and nineteen years, 

and begat sons and daughters.

26 And Terah lived seventy years, 

and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran.

27 Now these are the generations of Terah: 

Terah begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran; 

and Haran begat Lot.

This is the lineage of ABRAM -- from Adam to Terah:

From Adam:

Seth

Enos

Cainan

Mahalaleel

Jared

Enoch

Methuselah

Lamech

Noah

From Noah:

Shem

Arphaxad

Salah

Eber

Peleg

Reu

Serug

Nahor

Terah

We learn that Abram came from the tribe of Shem.

Shem was one of the sons of Noah.

Abram's father was Terah.

Why did Abram matter?

Why did GOD choose him?

What was expected of him?

What did GOD promise Abram?

Let's find out on the next page.

Related material:

Sons of SHEM

NOAH's line

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