Shem

Hebrew origin

Shem is one of Noah's three sons and is presented as the head of a major post-flood genealogy. Genesis 11 records that at one hundred years old, two years after the flood, he fathered Arpachshad.

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First mention: Genesis 9:26

Family

Parents

Noah

Noah was six hundred years old when the flood came and the waters covered the ea…

Siblings

Ham

Ham is one of Noah’s sons and is identified in Genesis as the father of Canaan.

Japheth

Japheth is one of the three sons of Noah, a key figure in the Hebrew Bible (Old …

Scripture references

Genesis 9:26
Blessed be Yahweh, God of Shem, let Canaan be his slave!
Genesis 10:22
Shem's sons: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, Aram.
Genesis 11:10
These are Shem's descendants: When Shem was a hundred years old he fathered Arpachshad, two years after the flood.