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Topic:
Persons
Of The Bible -- Shem
The name "Shem" means "name" in Hebrew. The name
also means "renown."
Shem was the first mentioned of the sons of Noah (Gen. 5:32; 6:10).
He was probably the eldest of Noah's sons. The words "brother of
Japheth the elder" in Gen. 10:21 are more correctly rendered
"the elder brother of Japheth," as in the Revised Version.
Shem's name is generally mentioned first in the list of Noah's sons. He
and his wife were saved in the ark (7:13). He was 98 years old, married,
and childless at the time of the flood. After the flood, he, with his
father, brothers, sisters-in-law and wife, received the blessing of God,
(Genesis 9:1) and entered into the covenant. With the help of his
brother Japheth, he covered the nakedness of their father and received
the first blessing. (Genesis 9:25-27)
Noah foretold his preeminence over Canaan (9:23-27). He died at the age
of six hundred years, having been for many years contemporary with
Abraham, according to the usual chronology. The Israelitish nation
sprang from him (Gen. 11:10-26; 1 Chr. 1:24-27). The portion of the
earth occupied by the descendants of Shem, (Genesis 10:21,31) begins at
its northwestern extremity with Lydia, and includes Syria (Aram),
Chaldaea (Arphaxad), parts Of Assyria (Asshur), of Persia (Elam), and of
the Arabian peninsula (Joktan). Modern scholars have given the name of
Shemitic or Semitic to the languages spoken by his real or supposed
descendants.
Derived from Easton's and Smith's Bible
Dictionaries
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