Shem or Sem Kekulé #18446744073709551616
Generation 11 from Adam · Ancestor of Jesus Christ
Biography
One of Noah's three sons, Shem was on the ark during the Flood and received his father's blessing. From Shem's line came Abraham and the Semitic peoples. After the Flood, Shem and his brothers covered their father's nakedness with respect. Shem lived 600 years and saw ten generations of his descendants.
Shem's line was chosen for the covenant and the Messiah. The Semitic peoples, including the Israelites, descended from him.
Life Events
Age 98
Entered the ark
Age 100
Birth of Arphaxad (after the Flood)
Age 0
Covered Noah's nakedness
Age 600
Death
Parents
Noah or Noe
Kekulé #36893488147419103232
Related Scriptures
"And Noah was five hundred years old: and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth."
"Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were children born."
"The children of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram."
"And the children of Aram; Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash."
"And Arphaxad begat Salah; and Salah begat Eber."
"And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother's name was Joktan."
"And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,"
"And Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah,"
"And Obal, and Abimael, and Sheba,"
"And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these were the sons of Joktan."
"These are the generations of Shem: Shem was an hundred years old, and begat Arphaxad two years after the flood:"
"And Shem lived after he begat Arphaxad five hundred years, and begat sons and daughters."
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"1 Chr 1:4 text not found"
"Which was the son of Saruch, which was the son of Ragau, which was the son of Phalec, which was the son of Heber, which was the son of Sala,"
"Which was the son of Cainan, which was the son of Arphaxad, which was the son of Sem, which was the son of Noe, which was the son of Lamech,"