The whole earth had one language, and conforming words.

When they journeyed from the east, [at the beginning,] they found a valley in the land of Shinar [Babylon] and they settled there.

They said one to another, Come, let us mold [throw] bricks and bake them thoroughly [in a fire]. They then had bricks to use as stone, and the clay for mortar.

Then they said, Come, we will build ourselves a city, and a tower whose top will reach the [height of the] heavens. Thus we will make ourselves a name, so that we will not be scattered all over the face of the earth.

Adonoy descended to see [Adonoy became revealed in order to punish them because of the building of] the city and the tower that the sons of man built.

Adonoy said, Behold, they are one people, all having one language, and this is their first undertaking. Now will nothing be unattainable for them, [to do] whatever they have a mind to do?

Come, let us descend [let us be revealed] and jumble their language, that they will not understand one another’s language.

Adonoy scattered them from there all over the face of the earth, and they stopped building the city.

Therefore He called its name, Bavel, for this was the place where Adonoy jumbled the language of all the earth; and from there, Adonoy scattered them all over the face of the earth.

These are the histories of Sheim. Sheim was one hundred years old, and he had Arpachshad two years after the Flood.

Sheim lived after he had Arpachshad, five hundred years, and he had sons and daughters.

Arpachshad lived thirty-five years and had Shelach.

Arpachshad lived, after he had Shelach, four hundred and three years, and he had sons and daughters.

Shelach lived thirty years and had Eiver.

After he had Eiver, Shelach lived four hundred and three years, and he had sons and daughters.

Eiver lived thirty-four years and had Peleg.

After he had Peleg, Eiver lived four hundred and thirty years, and he had sons and daughters.

Peleg lived thirty years and had Re’u.

After he had Re’u, Peleg lived two hundred and nine years, and had sons and daughters.

Re’u lived thirty-two years and had Serug.

After he had Serug, Re’u lived two hundred and seven years, and had sons and daughters.

Serug lived thirty years and had Nachor.

After he had Nachor, Serug lived two hundred years, and had sons and daughters.

Nachor lived twenty-nine years and had Terach.

After he had Terach, Nachor lived one hundred and nineteen years, and had sons and daughters.

Terach lived seventy years and had Avram, Nachor and Haran.

These are the histories of Terach. Terach produced Avram, Nachor, and Haran. Haran produced Lot.

Haran died during the lifetime of his father Terach, in the land of his birth in Ur Kasdim.

Avram and Nachor married. The name of Avram’s wife was Sarai, and the name of Nachor’s wife was Milkah, the daughter of Haran [who was] the father of Milkah and Yiskah.

Sarai was barren, she had no child.

Terach took his son, Avram, and Lot, the son of Haran, his grandson, and Sarai, his daughter-in-law, the wife of his son, Avram. With them they departed from Ur Kasdim, to go to the land of Canaan. [When] they came to Charan [however], they settled there.

The lifetime of Terach was two hundred and five years. Terach died in Charan.