Genesis 11:11

God's Word

After he became the father of Arpachshad, Shem lived 500 years and had other sons and daughters.

Cross References

Genesis 1:28

God blessed them and said, “Be fertile, increase in number, fill the earth, and be its master. Rule the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, and all the animals that crawl on the earth.”

Genesis 11:10

This is the account of Shem and his descendants. Two years after the flood when Shem was 100 years old, he became the father of Arpachshad.

Genesis 11:12

Arpachshad was 35 years old when he became the father of Shelah.

Genesis 9:7

Be fertile, and increase in number. Spread over the earth, and increase.”

Psalm 144:12

May our sons be like full-grown, young plants. May our daughters be like stately columns that adorn the corners of a palace.