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Shem, Ham and Japheth by James Tissot c. 1900. Shem is on the far right with stereotypically Asian features. Shem (/ ʃ ɛ m /; Hebrew: שֵׁם Šēm; Arabic: سَام, romanized: Sām) [a] is one of the sons of Noah in the Bible (Genesis 5–11 [1] and 1 Chronicles 1:4). The children of Shem are Elam, Ashur, Arphaxad, Lud and Aram, in ...
Noah dividing the world between his sons. Anonymous painter; Russian Empire, 18th century. Chapters 1–11 of the Book of Genesis are structured around five toledot statements ("these are the generations of..."), of which the "generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth" is the fourth.
Genesis 11:10 2552 The year Shelah was born. Arpachshad was 35, Shem 135, Noah 638 years old. Genesis 11:12: 2522 The year Eber was born. Shelah was 30, Arpachshad 65, Shem 165, Noah 668 years old. Mis-anni-padda, king of Ur, first recorded ruler in Mesopotamia. Genesis 11:14: 2488 The year Peleg was born. "...in his days the earth was divided."
The genealogies of Genesis provide the framework around which the Book of Genesis is structured. [1] Beginning with Adam, genealogical material in Genesis 4, 5, 10, 11, 22, 25, 29–30, 35–36, and 46 moves the narrative forward from the creation to the beginnings of the Israelites' existence as a people. [citation needed]
The following is a family tree for the descendants of the line of Noah's son Shem, through Abraham to Jacob and his sons. Dashed lines are marriage connections. Not all individuals in this portion of the Bible are given names. For example, one English translation of the Bible states in Genesis 11:13 that "After the birth of Shelah,
It seems possible that the period of the Flood is not meant to be included in the count [21] – for example, Shem, born 100 years before the Flood, had his first son two years after it, which should make him 102, but Genesis 11:10–11 specifies that he is only 100, suggesting that time has been suspended. [22]
In the biblical introduction of the Tower of Babel account, in Genesis 11:1, [48] it is said that everyone on Earth spoke the same language, but this is inconsistent with the biblical description of the post-Noahic world described in Genesis 10:5, [49] where it is said that the descendants of Shem, Ham, and Japheth gave rise to different ...
Genesis 3:14: Quran 7:11: Solomon: Sulaymān: Shlomoh 1 Kings 10:23: ... Shem Sam: See also. Biblical and Quranic narratives; Table of prophets of Abrahamic religions;