The sons of Shem [were] Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, Aram, and Cainan.

And Arphaxad begot Cainan, and Cainan begot Salah, and Salah begot Eber.

And Joktan begot Almodad, Sheleph, Sarmoth, Jerah,

Ebal, Abimael, Sheba,

And their dwelling was from Mesha, till one comes to Sephar, a mountain of the east.

These are the tribes of the sons of Noah, according to their generations, according to their nations: of them were the islands of the Gentiles scattered over the earth after the flood.

And these are the generations of Shem: and Shem was one hundred years old when he begot Arphaxad, the second year after the flood.

And it came to pass in the reign of Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar, that Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations,

And it shall be in that day, [that] the Lord shall again show His hand, to be zealous for the remnant that is left of the people, which shall be left by the Assyrians, and [that] from Egypt, and from the country of Babylon, and from Ethiopia, and from the Elamites, and from the rising of the sun, and out of Arabia.

[so] a fearful and a grievous vision was declared to me; he that is treacherous deals treacherously, the transgressor transgresses. The Elamites are upon me, and the ambassadors of the Persians come against me; now will I groan and comfort myself.

And the Elamites took [their] quivers, and [there were] men mounted on horses, and [there was] a gathering for battle.

and all the kings of Aelam, and all the kings of the Persians,

There is Elam and all his multitude round about his tomb; all the slain that fell by the sword, and the uncircumcised that go down to the deep of the earth, who caused their fear to be upon the land of the living, and they have received their punishment with them that go down to the pit,

And I was in Susa the palace, which is in the land of Elam, and I was on the [bank of the] Ulai.

and though Beor should have a skillfully contrived hiding place, the Assyrians shall carry you away captive.

And one shall come forth from the hands of the Cyprians, and shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict the Hebrews, and they shall perish together.

And they drew near to Zerubbabel, and to the heads of families, and said to them, We will build with you; for as you [do], we seek [to serve] our God, and we do sacrifice to Him from the days of Esarhaddon king of Assyria, who brought us here.

Yea, Assyria too has come with them; they have become a help to the children of Lot. Pause.

Haran and Canneh, these were your merchants: Assyria and Chilmad, were your merchants;

There are Assyria and all his company; all [his] slain have been laid there,

Assyria shall never save us; we will not mount on horseback; we will no longer say to the works of our hands, Our gods. He who is in you shall pity the orphan.

And I will leave a sign upon them, and I will send forth them that have escaped of them to the nations, to Tarshish, Pul, Lud, Mosoch, and to Tubal, and to Greece, and to the isles afar off, to those who have not heard of My name, nor seen My glory; and they shall declare My glory among the Gentiles.

Persians and Lydians and Libyans were in your army. Your warriors hung in you shields and helmets; these gave [you] your glory.

And he took up his parable, and said, Balak king of Moab sent for me out of Mesopotamia, out of the mountains of the east, saying, Come, curse Jacob for me, and come, call for a curse upon Israel for me.

The sons of Aram [were] Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mesech.