Descendants of Shem

The Sons of Shem

1. Elam (Gen. 10:22; 1Chr. 1:17), progenitor of the Elamites who settled near the Persian Gulf (Gen. 14:1,9; Isa. 11:11; 21:2; 22:6; Jer. 25:25; 49:34-39; Ezek. 32:24; Dan. 8:2).

 

2. Asshur (Gen. 10:11,22; 1Chr. 1:17), progenitor of the Assyrians (Num. 24:22-24; Ezek. 27:23; 32:22; Hos. 14:3).

 

3. Arphaxad (Gen. 10:22), progenitor of the Israelites, Arabians, Edomites, Moabites, Ammonites, Ishmaelites, Midianites, and other tribes of Asia (Gen. 11:10-32; 17:20; 25:1-18; Gen. 36).

 

4. Lud (Gen. 10:22), progenitor of the Lydians of Asia Minor, and the Ludim of Chaldea and Persia.

 

5. Aram (Gen. 10:22), progenitor of Aramaeans, later called Syrians.