Genesis 11:11

Plain English Version

Shem lived for 500 years after he had Arfaxad, and he had more sons and daughters.

Cross References

Genesis 1:28

God was good to them, and he said to them, “You will have lots of kids, and the earth will be full of people. You people will be boss over all the earth. You will be boss over the fish in the sea, and you will be boss over the birds in the sky, and you will be boss over all the animals that live on the land.”

Genesis 11:10

This is the story about Shem’s family. Shem was 100 years old when he had a son called Arfaxad. That was 2 years after the big flood.

Genesis 11:12

Arfaxad was 35 years old when he had a son called Shelah.

Genesis 9:7

But I want you mob to have lots of kids, so that there will be lots of people everywhere on the earth.”