Neville Goddard on Genesis 11:10-26 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Genesis 11 in context

Scripture Focus

10These are the generations of Shem: Shem was an hundred years old, and begat Arphaxad two years after the flood:

11And Shem lived after he begat Arphaxad five hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.

12And Arphaxad lived five and thirty years, and begat Salah:

13And Arphaxad lived after he begat Salah four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.

14And Salah lived thirty years, and begat Eber:

15And Salah lived after he begat Eber four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.

16And Eber lived four and thirty years, and begat Peleg:

17And Eber lived after he begat Peleg four hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters.

18And Peleg lived thirty years, and begat Reu:

19And Peleg lived after he begat Reu two hundred and nine years, and begat sons and daughters.

20And Reu lived two and thirty years, and begat Serug:

21And Reu lived after he begat Serug two hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters.

22And Serug lived thirty years, and begat Nahor:

23And Serug lived after he begat Nahor two hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.

24And Nahor lived nine and twenty years, and begat Terah:

25And Nahor lived after he begat Terah an hundred and nineteen years, and begat sons and daughters.

26And Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran.

Genesis 11:10-26

Biblical Context

This passage traces the generations from Shem to Terah after the flood, recording lifespans and births as a genealogical memory.

Neville's Inner Vision

Genesis 11:10-26 teaches that the 'generations' are not only genealogies of flesh but inner movements of the mind. Each name marks a state of consciousness you have entertained, and each long span of years signals how long you held a belief before it allowed another. From Shem to Terah you witness an inner lineage that moves by Providence, the unseen guidance that arises when you consent to change rather than resist it. The record ends with Terah begetting Abram, Nahor, and Haran, signaling a pivot from one inner alignment to a larger horizon. If you view life as a map of inner settlements, these genealogies become the trajectory of your own consciousness, not merely time. The I AM you are is the author of this line; awaken to the truth that you are already in the state you seek, and allow the next generation of thought to be born through imaginative revision.