The Cave of Treasures 35
The Generations of Shem
Shem lived six hundred years before his death and burial by Arphakhshar, Shalah, and Eber.
1nd when Shem had lived six hundred years he died, and Arphakhshar, his son, and Shalah (Salah), and ‘Abhar (Eber), his sons, buried him. And Arphakhshar was thirty and five years old when he begot Sháláh, and all the days of his life were four hundred and thirty-eight years, and he died, and Sháláh, his son, and ‘Abhar and Palag (Peleg) buried him in Arpakhsharath, the city which he built after his own name.
2 Salah was thirty years old when he begot Eber, and all the days of his life were four hundred and thirty-three years, and he died, and Eber, his son, and Peleg, and Ar’ó (Reu) buried him in Shelihón, the city which he built after his own name. Eber was thirty and four years old when he begot Peleg; and all the days of his life were four hundred and sixty-four years; and he died, and Peleg his son and Reu and Sorógh (Serug) buried him in ‘Ebhrin, the city which he built after his own name.
3 Peleg was thirty years old when he begot Reu; and all the days of his life were two hundred and thirty-nine years, and he died [and they buried him in the city of Peleg, which he had built after his own name].
Did You Know?
Shem lived six hundred years before his death and burial by Arphakhshar, Shalah, and Eber.
Arphakhshar was thirty-five when he begot Shalah, lived four hundred thirty-eight years, and built Arpakhsharath after his name.
Salah founded Shelihón, a city named after himself, lived four hundred thirty-three years, and was buried there by his kin.
Eber begot Peleg at age thirty-four, lived four hundred sixty-four years, and was buried in Ebhrin, the city he built.
Peleg lived two hundred thirty-nine years, begot Reu at thirty, and was buried in the city of Peleg that he founded.
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