And God said, Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together to one place, and let the dry land appear. And it was so.

And to Shem, the father of all the sons of Eber, the elder brother of Japheth, sons were also born to him.

And Arphaxad begot Shelah, and Shelah begot Eber.

And to Eber were born two sons. The name of the one was Peleg. For in his days the earth was divided. And his brother's name was Joktan.

And Shelah lived thirty years, and begot Eber.

And Shelah lived four hundred and three years after he begot Eber, and begot sons and daughters.

And Eber lived thirty-four years, and begot Peleg.

And Eber lived four hundred and thirty years after he begot Peleg, and begot sons and daughters.

And Jacob took for him rods of fresh poplar, and of the almond and of the plane tree, and peeled white streaks in them, and made the white which was in the rods appear.