Shem and the Ark of Peleg

Seder Olam Zutta 3:1

Shem lived one hundred years until Arpachshad was born, two years after the Flood. That was the year 1,658 from Creation, and all the days of Shem were six hundred years. Arpachshad lived thirty-five years until Shelah was born. That was the year 1,693 from Creation, and all his days were four hundred and thirty-eight years. Shelah lived thirty years until Eber was born. That was the year 1,723 from Creation, and all his days were four hundred and thirty-three years. Eber lived thirty-four years until Peleg was born. That was the year 1,757 from Creation. He took hold of the study house and the academy, and he was the father of all the children of Eber; all his days were four hundred and sixty-four years. Peleg lived thirty years until Reu was born. That was the year 1,787 from Creation, and the years of his life were 239. Reu lived thirty-two years until Serug was born. That was the year 1,819 from Creation, and the years of his life were 239. Serug lived thirty years until Nahor was born. That was the year 1,849 from Creation, and the years of his life were 230. Nahor lived twenty-nine years until Terah was born. That was the year 1,878 from Creation, and the years of his life were 148. Terah lived seventy years until Abraham our father was born. That was the year 1,948 from Creation, and the years of Terah's life were 205. That was the year 2,083 from Creation. Behold, ten generations.

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