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

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

And Arpachshad begat Shelah; and Shelah begat Eber.

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

And Shelah lived thirty years, and begat Eber:

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

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

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

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