6:13 Now when God made his promise to Abraham, since he could swear by no one greater, he swore by himself, 6:14 saying, “Surely I will bless you greatly and multiply your descendants abundantly.” ²  6:15 And so by persevering, Abraham ³  inherited the promise. 6:16 For people ⁴  swear by something greater than themselves, ⁵  and the oath serves as a confirmation to end all dispute. ⁶  6:17 In the same way ⁷  God wanted to demonstrate more clearly to the heirs of the promise that his purpose was unchangeable, ⁸  and so he intervened with an oath, 6:18 so that we who have found refuge in him ⁹  may find strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before us through two unchangeable things, since it is impossible for God to lie. 6:19 We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, sure and steadfast, which reaches inside behind the curtain, ¹⁰  6:20 where Jesus our forerunner entered on our behalf, since he became a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek. ¹¹ 

10:21 And sons were also born ⁵  to Shem (the older brother of Japheth), ⁶  the father of all the sons of Eber.

10:22 The sons of Shem were Elam, ⁷  Asshur, ⁸  Arphaxad, ⁹  Lud, ¹⁰  and Aram. ¹¹  10:23 The sons of Aram were Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash. ¹²  10:24 Arphaxad was the father of ¹³  Shelah, ¹⁴  and Shelah was the father of Eber. ¹⁵  10:25 Two sons were born to Eber: One was named Peleg because in his days the earth was divided, ¹⁶  and his brother’s name was Joktan.