Then Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and the high priest Joshua son of Jehozadak, along with the whole remnant of the people, obeyed the Lord their God. They responded favorably to the message of the prophet Haggai, who spoke just as the Lord their God had instructed him, and the people began to respect the Lord.

So the Lord energized and encouraged Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, the high priest Joshua son of Jehozadak, and the whole remnant of the people. They came and worked on the temple of their God, the Lord who rules over all.

On the twenty-fourth day of the eleventh month, the month Shebat, in Darius’ second year, the word of the Lord came to the prophet Zechariah son of Berechiah son of Iddo, as follows:

To the woman he said, “I will greatly increase your labor pains; with pain you will give birth to children. You will want to control your husband, but he will dominate you.”

Cain had marital relations with his wife, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Enoch. Cain was building a city, and he named the city after his son Enoch.

And a son was also born to Seth, whom he named Enosh. At that time people began to worship the Lord.

The length of time Adam lived after he became the father of Seth was 800 years; during this time he had other sons and daughters.

Seth lived 807 years after he became the father of Enosh, and he had other sons and daughters.

Enosh lived 815 years after he became the father of Kenan, and he had other sons and daughters.

Kenan lived 840 years after he became the father of Mahalalel, and he had other sons and daughters.

Mahalalel lived 830 years after he became the father of Jared, and he had other sons and daughters.

After he became the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked with God for 300 years, and he had other sons and daughters.

Methuselah lived 782 years after he became the father of Lamech, and he had other sons and daughters.

Lamech lived 595 years after he became the father of Noah, and he had other sons and daughters.

After Noah was 500 years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

the sons of God saw that the daughters of humankind were beautiful. Thus they took wives for themselves from any they chose.

Then God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth.

The sons of Noah who came out of the ark were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. (Now Ham was the father of Canaan.)

Two sons were born to Eber: One was named Peleg because in his days the earth was divided, and his brother’s name was Joktan.

This is the account of Shem. Shem was 100 old when he became the father of Arphaxad, two years after the flood.