The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.
Parallel translations
- WEB The sons of Shem were: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram.
- KJV The children of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram.
- NKJV The sons of Shem were Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.
- NASB The sons of Shem were Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram.
- NLT The descendants of Shem were Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.
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Quick answer
The sons of Shem are listed, including Asshur, Arpachshad, and Aram. These ancestors stand behind several Near Eastern peoples.
Overview
Shem's descendants include peoples associated with Mesopotamia and the surrounding regions, and the line of Arpachshad leads toward Abraham. The naming of these sons advances the genealogy of promise. Among Shem's descendants, the line of Arpachshad is traced because through it God will bring the Messiah.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 13
- Isa 66:19I will establish a sign among them, and I will send survivors from among them to the nations—to Tarshish, Put, and the archers of Lud; to Tubal, Javan, and the islands far away who have not heard of My fame or seen My glory. So they will proclaim My glory among the nations.
- Gen 14:1–9In those days Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goiim
- 1 Chr 1:17–27The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram. The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.
- Isa 21:2A dire vision is declared to me: “The traitor still betrays, and the destroyer still destroys. Go up, O Elam! Lay siege, O Media! I will put an end to all her groaning.”
- Jer 25:25all the kings of Zimri, Elam, and Media;
- Num 23:7And Balaam lifted up an oracle, saying: “Balak brought me from Aram, the king of Moab from the mountains of the east. ‘Come,’ he said, ‘put a curse on Jacob for me; come and denounce Israel!’
- Job 1:17While he was still speaking, another messenger came and reported: “The Chaldeans formed three bands, raided the camels, and took them away. They put the servants to the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you!”
- 2 Kgs 15:19Then Pul king of Assyria invaded the land, and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver in order to gain his support and strengthen his own grip on the kingdom.
- Gen 9:26He also declared: “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Shem! May Canaan be the servant of Shem.
- Isa 11:11On that day the Lord will extend His hand a second time to recover the remnant of His people from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Cush, from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.
- Isa 22:6Elam takes up a quiver, with chariots and horsemen, and Kir uncovers the shield.
- Acts 2:9Parthians, Medes, and Elamites; residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia,
- Jer 49:34–39This is the word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning Elam at the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah.
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