The rest of this chapter lists the line of Shem's descendants down to Abram.

## These are the descendants of Shem ##

This sentence introduces the list of Shem's descendants in Genesis 11:10-26.

## became the father of Arpachshad ##

This can also be translated as "had his son Arpachshad" or "his son Arpachshad was born."

## Arpachshad ##

(See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])

## a hundred…two…five hundred ##

Translators may write the words or the numerals “100,” "2" and “500.” (The ULB and the UDB have words if the number has only one or two words; they have numerals if the number has three or more words. See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])