Text: 1 Chronicles 1:1-27
OT Text Referred to: Genesis 10:22-29
Subject: Genealogies Adam to Abraham
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Direct Quotation
Connection Method(s): None
Significance: These are parallel genealogical records of the Shemite line from the Table of Nations. Genesis 10:22-29 lists the sons of Shem (Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, Aram) and traces Arphaxad's line through Eber to Peleg and Joktan, with Joktan's thirteen sons representing Arabian peoples. 1 Chronicles 1:17-23 reproduces this identical list with minor differences (e.g., "Meshech" for "Mash" among Aram's sons). The Shemite section is theologically crucial because it contains the elect line: Shem to Arphaxad to Eber to Peleg, which continues in Genesis 11 and 1 Chronicles 1:24-27 through to Abraham. By distinguishing Peleg ("for in his days the earth was divided") from the Joktanite branch, both texts signal the narrowing of the chosen line even within the blessed Shemite family.