5:32 After Noah was 500 years old, he 1 became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
10:15 Canaan was the father of 2 Sidon his firstborn, 3 Heth, 4
11:12 When Arphaxad had lived 35 years, he became the father of Shelah.
11:14 When Shelah had lived 30 years, he became the father of Eber.
11:16 When Eber had lived 34 years, he became the father of Peleg.
11:18 When Peleg had lived 30 years, he became the father of Reu.
11:20 When Reu had lived 32 years, he became the father of Serug.
11:22 When Serug had lived 30 years, he became the father of Nahor.
11:24 When Nahor had lived 29 years, he became the father of Terah.
50:1 Then Joseph hugged his father’s face. 5 He wept over him and kissed him.
1 tn Heb “Noah.” The pronoun (“he”) has been employed in the translation for stylistic reasons.
2 tn Heb “fathered.”
3 sn Sidon was the foremost city in Phoenicia; here Sidon may be the name of its founder.
4 tn Some see a reference to “Hittites” here (cf. NIV), but this seems unlikely. See the note on the phrase “sons of Heth” in Gen 23:3.
3 tn Heb “fell on.” The expression describes Joseph’s unrestrained sorrow over Jacob’s death; he probably threw himself across the body and embraced his father.