Abraham's family tree

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The following is a family tree for the descendants of the line of Noah's son Shem, through Abraham to Jacob and his sons.

Genesis 10 (descendants of Noah's sons); Genesis 11:10-32 (Shem to Abraham); Genesis 24:15 (Rebecca); Genesis 25:12-18 (Ishmael's descendants); Genesis 35:23-26 (Jacob's children); Genesis 36 (Esau's descendants).

[edit] Genealogical Oddities:

1. Sarah was both Abraham's half-sister and his wife. Genesis 20:12

2. Nahor married his niece, Milcah. Genesis 11:27-32

3. Lot was both father and grandfather of Moab and Benammi. Following the death of Lot's wife (turned into a pillar of salt Genesis 19:26), Lot's two daughters plied him with alcohol so that they could sleep with him, and thus keep the family alive; they bore Moab and Benammi Genesis 19:30-36. Moab sired the Moabite tribe, and Benammi the Ammonite tribe.

4. Jacob married Leah and Rachel, both daughters of his uncle Laban, and also received Zilpah (ancilla of Leah) and Bilhah (ancilla of Rachel) from Laban as concubines. Genesis 29-30

5. Esau took as one of his wives Mahalath, daughter of his father's half-brother. Genesis 28:8-9