Genesis 10–11
Noah and His Descendants
Noah's sons Shem, Ham and Japheth, the table of nations and the line of Shem to Abram.
After the flood, Genesis 10 lists the descendants of Noah's three sons "after their families, according to their languages, in their lands and their nations". Many of these names stand for peoples as well as ancestors, so the links are marked as ancestral. Genesis 10:1–32
Genesis 11 then follows one branch, the line of Shem, through Arpachshad, Eber and Peleg to Terah and his sons Abram, Nahor and Haran. Genesis 11:10–27
Family tree of Noah
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- Parent and child
- Marriage
- Ancestor (generations not all listed)
- Legal or adoptive parent
- Disputed or interpretive
Noah — Righteous man who built the ark at God's command and survived the flood with his family.
Parents
- Lamech father Genesis 5:28–29Luke 3:36
Spouses
- Noah's wife wife Genesis 7:7
Children
- Shem son Genesis 5:32Genesis 10:1Luke 3:36
- Ham son Genesis 5:32Genesis 10:1
- Japheth son Genesis 5:32Genesis 10:1
Ancestors
- Methuselah grandparent
- Enoch 1× great-grandparent
- Jared 2× great-grandparent
- Mahalalel 3× great-grandparent
- Kenan 4× great-grandparent
Grandchildren and later descendants
Descendants as recorded
From Shem to Abram (Genesis 11)
The line of Shem, ten generations from the flood to Abram. Genesis 11:10–27
- Shem Genesis 11:10
- Arpachshad son of Shem Genesis 11:10
- Shelah son of Arpachshad Genesis 11:12 Disputed
Luke 3:36 places Cainan between Arphaxad and Shelah.
- Eber son of Shelah Genesis 11:14
- Peleg son of Eber Genesis 11:16
- Reu son of Peleg Genesis 11:18
- Serug son of Reu Genesis 11:20
- Nahor son of Serug Genesis 11:22
- Terah son of Nahor Genesis 11:24
- Abraham son of Terah Genesis 11:26
Key passages
Genesis 9:18–19Genesis 10:1–32Genesis 11:10–321 Chronicles 1:4–27
Every relationship here comes from a cited passage. Solid lines are stated parent links; dashed lines mean generations are not all listed; dotted lines mark legal or adoptive parents; a question mark marks a disputed or interpretive link. Political succession and office are never drawn as family.