am 2158, bc 1846
Shem: Genesis 5:4-32
begat sons: Genesis 1:28, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 9:7; Psalms 127:3-4, Psalms 128:3-4, Psalms 144:12
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Genesis 11:11
Genesis 11:11
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