Thematic Bible: Shem (sem)


Thematic Bible



Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. And sons were born to them after the flood.

And to Shem were born, even him, the father of all the sons of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder. The sons of Shem: Elam and Asshur and Arpachshad and Lud and Aram. And the sons of Aram: Uz and Hul and Gether and Mash, read more.
And Arpachshad fathered Salah; and Salah fathered Eber. And two sons were born to Eber. The name of the one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided. And his brother's name was Joktan. And Joktan fathered 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. And their dwelling was from Mesha, as you go to Sephar, a mountain of the east. These are the sons of Shem, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, and after their nations.

These are the generations of Shem. Shem was a hundred years old and fathered Arpachshad two years after the flood. And after he fathered Arpachshad, Shem lived five hundred years. And he fathered sons and daughters. And Arpachshad lived thirty-five years and fathered Salah. read more.
And after he fathered Salah, Arpachshad lived four hundred and three years. And he fathered sons and daughters. And Salah lived thirty years and fathered Eber. And after he fathered Eber, Salah lived four hundred and three years. And he fathered sons and daughters. And Eber lived thirty-four years and fathered Peleg. And after he fathered Peleg, Eber lived four hundred and thirty years. And he fathered sons and daughters. And Peleg lived thirty years and fathered Reu. After he fathered Reu, Peleg lived two hundred and nine years. And he fathered sons and daughters. And Reu lived thirty-two years and fathered Serug. And after he fathered Serug, Reu lived two hundred and seven years. And he fathered sons and daughters. And Serug lived thirty years and fathered Nahor. And after he fathered Nahor, Serug lived two hundred years. And he fathered sons and daughters. And Nahor lived twenty-nine years and fathered Terah. And after he fathered Terah, Nahor lived a hundred and nineteen years. And he fathered sons and daughters. And Terah lived seventy years and fathered Abram, Nahor and Haran. Now these are the generations of Terah: Terah fathered Abram, Nahor and Haran. And Haran fathered Lot. And Haran died before his father Terah in the land of his birth, in Ur of the Chaldeans. And Abram and Nahor took wives for themselves. The name of Abram's wife was Sarai. And the name of Nahor's wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah.

The sons of Shem were Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech. And Arphaxad fathered Shelah, and Shelah fathered Eber. And to Eber were born two sons. The name of the one was Peleg (because in his days the earth was divided), and the name of his brother was Joktan. read more.
And Joktan fathered Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazar-maveth, and Jerah, and Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah, and Ebal, and Abimael, and Sheba, and Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan. Shem, Arphaxad, Shelah, Eber, Peleg, Reu, Serug, Nahor, Terah, Abram (the same is Abraham). The sons of Abraham: Isaac and Ishmael. These are their generations. The first-born of Ishmael was Nebaioth, and Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam, Mishma, and Dumah, Massa, Hadad, and Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These are the sons of Ishmael. And the sons of Keturah, Abraham's concubine: She bore Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah. And the sons of Jokshan: Sheba and Dedan. And the sons of Midian: Ephah, and Epher, and Henoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these are the sons of Keturah. And Abraham fathered Isaac. The sons of Isaac were Esau and Israel. The sons of Esau: Eliphaz, Reuel, and Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah. The sons of Eliphaz: Teman, and Omar, Zephi, and Gatam, Kenaz, and Timna, and Amalek. The sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. And the sons of Seir: Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah, and Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan. And the sons of Lotan: Hori and Homam. And Timna was Lotan's sister. The sons of Shobal: Alian, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shephi, and Onam. And the sons of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah. The son of Anah was Dishon. And the sons of Dishon: Amram, and Eshban, and Ithran, and Cheran. The sons of Ezer: Bilhan, and Zavan, and Jakan. The sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran. And these are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before a king reigned over the sons of Israel: Bela the son of Beor, and the name of his city was Dinhabah. And Bela died; and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his place. And Jobab died, and Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his place. And Husham died, and Hadad the son of Bedad, who struck Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his place. And the name of his city was Avith. And Hadad died, and Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his place. And Samlah died, and Shaul of Rehoboth by the river reigned in his place. And Shaul died, and Baal-hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his place. And Baal-hanan died, and Hadad reigned in his place. And the name of his city was Pai. And his wife's name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab. And Hadad died. And the chiefs of Edom: chief Timnah, chief Aliah, chief Jetheth, chief Oholibamah, chief Elah, chief Pinon, chief Kenaz, chief Teman, chief Mibzar, chief Magdiel, chief Iram. These are the chiefs of Edom.


And the sons of Noah that went out of the ark were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. And Ham is the father of Canaan.

And Noah was five hundred years old. And Noah fathered Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

And Noah fathered three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

In this same day, Noah and Shem and Ham and Japheth, the sons of Noah, and Noah's wife, and the three wives of his sons with them, entered into the ark.


And Shem and Japheth took a garment and laid it upon both their shoulders. And they went backwards and covered the nakedness of their father. And their faces were backwards, and they did not see their father's nakedness. And Noah awoke from his wine, and came to know what his younger son had done to him. And he said, Cursed be Canaan. He shall be a servant of servants to his brothers. read more.
And he said, Blessed be Jehovah, the God of Shem, and Canaan shall be his servant. God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem. And Canaan shall be their servant.


son of of Cainan, son of of Arphaxad, son of of Shem, son of of Noah, son of of Lamech,