Arpachshad became the father of Shelah. Shelah became the father of Eber.
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Arpachshad became the father of Shelah. Shelah became the father of Eber.
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Questions where the Bible appears to say two different things, with the passages on each side set together.
Genesis 10:24 and 11:12 both have Arphaxad directly fathering Salah. Luke 3:35-36 inserts a generation — 'Salah, which was the son of Cainan, which was the son of Arphaxad' — making Cainan an intermediate ancestor.
Critical scholarship: Widely regarded as a genuine contradiction.
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"Genesis 10:24 — Scripture Analysis" GEBible, https://gebible.app/analysis/verse/genesis/10/24?version=WEB (retrieved 27 August 2026).