Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
The children of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram.
Children
Lud
Aram
General references
Bible References
Children
Genesis 9:26
He also said,
“Blessed be the Lord,
The God ofShem;
And let Canaan be his servant.
The God of
And let Canaan be his servant.
1 Chronicles 1:17
The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, Aram, Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.
Lud
Isaiah 66:19
I will set up a [miraculous] sign among them, and from them I will send survivors to the nations: Tarshish, Pul (Put), Lud, Meshech, Tubal and Javan, to the distant islands and coastlands that have not heard of My fame nor seen My glory. And they will declare and proclaim My glory among the nations.
Aram
Numbers 23:7
Balaam took up his [first] discourse (oracle) and said:
“Balak, the king of Moab, has brought me from Aram (Syria),
from the mountains of the east, [saying,]
‘Come, curse [the descendants of] Jacob for me;
And come, [violently] denounce Israel.’
from the mountains of the east, [saying,]
‘Come, curse [the descendants of] Jacob for me;
And come, [violently] denounce Israel.’
General references
Genesis 11:10
These are the records of the generations of Shem [from whom Abraham descended]. Shem was a hundred years old when he became the father of Arpachshad, two years after the flood.