Patriarchs
Shem
One of Noah's three sons; ancestor of the Semitic peoples and of Abraham. is ambiguous on the birth order between Shem and Japheth.
Family & dates
- Lifespan
- 2442 BC – 1842 BC (600 years)
- Era
- Patriarchs
- Parents
- Noah
- Children
- Arphaxad,Elam,Asshur,Lud,Aram
- Siblings
- Ham,Japheth
Scripture references
Every chapter that names Shem
8 chapters- Genesis· 1· 1· 1· 4· 4· 2
- 1 Chronicles· 3
- Luke· 1
Chapter list adapted from Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0), based on STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0), and checked against the BSB text.