Genesis 10:31 meaning and explanation
These are the sons of Shem, according to their clans, languages, lands, and nations.
Genesis 10:31, Berean Standard Bible
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This closing line summarizes the genealogy of Shem, one of Noah's three sons, whose descendants the chapter has just listed from Elam and Asshur down through Arphaxad, Shelah, Eber and Joktan's many sons. The narrator is not simply repeating names but organizing them by clans, languages, lands and nations, showing how a single family line became a spread of distinct peoples settled in particular territories.
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