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Shem

♂
Post-flood600 yearsPatriarchIn the line of Christ

Description

Son of Noah; ancestor of the Semitic peoples and of the line that culminates in Abraham. Lived 600 years and saw nine generations of his descendants.

Relationships

Parents1
Noah(father)
Children5
Elam(father)Asshur(father)Lud (son of Shem)(father)Aram (son of Shem)(father)Arphaxad(father)
Siblings2
HamJapheth

Family tree

Two generations up and down. Click any other person to recenter the tree on them. Solid lines are parent-of relationships; dashed pink lines are spouses; dashed amber lines are debated/tradition-divergent edges.