Bible Verses About Shem

Noach was 500 years old; and Noach fathered Shem, Ham and Yefet.

Noach fathered three sons, Shem, Ham and Yefet.

On that same day Noach entered the ark with Shem, Ham and Yefet the sons of Noach, Noach’s wife and the three wives of his sons accompanying them;

The sons of Noach who went out from the ark were Shem, Ham and Yefet. Ham is the father of Kena‘an.

Shem and Yefet took a cloak, put it over both their shoulders, and, walking backward, went in and covered their naked father. Their faces were turned away, so that they did not see their father lying there shamefully exposed.

When Noach awoke from his wine, he knew what his youngest son had done to him.

He said, “Cursed be Kena‘an; he will be a servant of servants to his brothers.”

Then he said, “Blessed be Adonai, the God of Shem; Kena‘an will be their servant.

May God enlarge Yefet; he will live in the tents of Shem, but Kena‘an will be their servant.”

Here is the genealogy of the sons of Noach — Shem, Ham and Yefet; sons were born to them after the flood.

Children were also born to Shem, ancestor of all the descendants of ‘Ever and older brother of Yefet.

The sons of Shem were ‘Elam, Ashur, Arpakhshad, Lud and Aram.

The sons of Aram were ‘Utz, Hul, Geter and Mash.

Arpakhshad fathered Shelach, and Shelach fathered ‘Ever.

To ‘Ever were born two sons. One was given the name Peleg [division], because during his lifetime the earth was divided. His brother’s name was Yoktan.

Yoktan fathered Almodad, Shelef, Hatzar-Mavet, Yerach,

Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,

‘Oval, Avima’el, Sheva,

Ofir, Havilah and Yovav — all these were the sons of Yoktan.

Their territory stretched from Mesha, as you go toward S’far, to the mountain in the east.

These were the descendants of Shem, according to their families and languages, in their lands and in their nations.

Here is the genealogy of Shem. Shem was 100 years old when he fathered Arpakhshad two years after the flood.

After Arpakhshad was born, Shem lived another 500 years and had sons and daughters.

Arpakhshad lived thirty-five years and fathered Shelach.

After Shelach was born, Arpakhshad lived another 403 years and had sons and daughters.