Shem
Son of Noah, ancestor of the Semitic peoples.
Commentary on the Pentateuch of Moses
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Sacred Chronology
— Noah begets Shem, Ham, and Japheth
"Noah, 500 years old, begets Shem, Ham, and Japheth."
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Sacred Chronology
— Shem, 100 years old, begets Arphaxad
"Two years later, Shem, 100 years old, begets Arphaxad."