Shem

2454 BC - 1842 BC

• Name	Shem
  Birth	2454 BC  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	1842 BC	Jerusalem, Palestine   [2]
  Person ID	I36626	Bob Juch's Tree
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2022

  
  

  Father	Noah,   b. 2948 BC, Shulon, East Eden d. 1998 BC, Salem, Canaan
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Emzara (Naamah)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F13473	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sedeqetelebab
  Children	1. King of Arrapachtis Arphaxad (Arfakhshadh),   b. Abt 2342 BC, Jerusalem, Palestine d. 1904 BC, Jerusalem, Palestine  [natural]   2. Elam  [natural]   3. Asshur  [natural]   4. Lud  [natural]   5. Aram  [natural]
  Family ID	F13474	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2022

  
  

• Notes

  The first mentioned of the sons of Noah (Gen. 5:32; 6:10). He was probably the eldest of Noah's sons. The words "brother of Japheth the elder" in Gen. 10:21 are more correctly rendered "the elder brother of Japheth," as in the Revised Version. Shem's name is generally mentioned first in the list of Noah's sons. He and his wife were saved in the ark (7:13). Noah foretold his preeminence over Canaan (9:23-27). He died at the age of six hundred years, having been for many years contemporary with Abraham, according to the usual . The Israelitish nation sprang from him (Gen. 11:10-26; 1 Chr. 1:24-27).

  
  

• Sources

  [S1155] Genesis 5:32. [S1156] Genesis 11:11.