1 Chronicles 1:17-19 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Bible Comments

The sons of Shem Either the name of sons is so taken here as to include grandsons, or the children of Aram are understood before Uz, out of Genesis 10:23, where they are expressed. Arphaxad begat Either immediately, or mediately by his son Canaan, who is expressed Luke 3:35. Divided In their languages and habitations.

1 Chronicles 1:17-19

17 The sons of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech.c

18 And Arphaxad begat Shelah, and Shelah begat Eber.

19 And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg;d because in his days the earth was divided: and his brother's name was Joktan.