Shem was Japheth’s older brother. One of Shem’s descendants was Eber, the father of all the Hebrew people. [62]
1 Chronicles 1:17 - Easy To Read Version Shem’s sons were Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram. Aram’s sons were Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech. [4] Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The sons of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, Aram, Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech. American Standard Version (1901) The sons of Shem: Elam, and Asshur, and Arpachshad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech. Common English Bible Shem’s family: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram. Aram’s family: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech. Catholic Public Domain Version The sons of Shem: Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The sons of Sem: Elam, and Asur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram, and Hus, and Hul, and Gether, and Mosoch. |
Shem was Japheth’s older brother. One of Shem’s descendants was Eber, the father of all the Hebrew people. [62]
This is the story of Shem’s family. Two years after the flood, when Shem was 100 years old, his son Arphaxad was born.
Amraphel was the king of Shinar. Arioch was the king of Ellasar. Kedorlaomer was the king of Elam. And Tidal was the king of Goiim.
the Arvadite people, the Zemarite people, and the people from Hamath.
Even the Assyrians joined those people.\par They made Lot’s descendants {\cf2\super [478]} \par very powerful.\par \i (SELAH {\cf2\super [479]})\i0 \par
At that time, my Master (God) will again reach out and take his people that are left. This will be the second time God has done this. \{(These are God’s people that are left in countries like Assyria, North Egypt, South Egypt, Ethiopia, Elam, Babylonia, Hamath, and all the faraway countries around the world.)
I have seen something very terrible\par that will happen.\par I see traitors {\cf2\super [205]} turning against you.\par I see people taking your wealth.\par
The horse soldiers from Elam will take their bags of arrows and ride to battle. The people from Kir will make noise with their shields.
I will put a mark on some of the people—\{I will save them\}. I will send some of these saved people to the nations Tarshish, {\cf2\super [480]} Libya, {\cf2\super [481]} Lud {\cf2\super [482]} (the land of archers {\cf2\super [483]}), Tubal, {\cf2\super [484]} Greece, and all the faraway lands. Those people have never heard my teachings. Those people have never seen my Glory. {\cf2\super [485]} So the saved people will tell the nations about my glory.
“Men from Persia, Lud, and Put were in your army. They were your men of war. They hung their shields and helmets on your walls. They brought honor and glory to your city.
Haran, Canneh, Eden, the merchants of Sheba, Asshur and Kilmad traded with you.
“Elam is there and all its army is around her grave. All of them were killed in battle. Those foreigners went deep down into the ground. When they were alive, they made people afraid. But they carried their shame with them down to that deep hole.
In the vision, I saw that I was in the city of Susa. {\cf2\super [87]} Susa was the capital city in the province of Elam. I was standing by the Ulai River.
“Assyria will not save us.\par We will not ride on \{war\} horses.\par We will never again say, ‘Our God’\par to something we made with our hands.\par Why? Because you are the One who\par shows mercy to orphans. {\cf2\super [148]} ”\par
Shelah was the son of Cainan. Cainan was the son of Arphaxad. Arphaxad was the son of Shem. Shem was the son of Noah. Noah was the son of Lamech.