A name; renown, the first mentioned of the sons of Noah (Gen. 5:32; 6:10). He was probably the eldest of Noah’s sons. The words “brother of Japheth the elder” in Gen. 10:21 are more correctly rendered “the elder brother of Japheth,” as in the Revised Version. Shem’s name is generally mentioned first in the list of Noah’s sons. He and his wife were saved in the ark (7:13). Noah foretold his preeminence over Canaan (9:23-27). He died at the age of six hundred years, having been for many years contemporary with Abraham, according to the usual chronology. The Israelitish nation sprang from him (Gen. 11:10-26; 1 Chr. 1:24-27).
Person
Shem
- Name means
- name; renown
- Also called
- Sem
- Lived
- born c. 2445 BC; died c. 1845 BC
- Belongs to
- Genealogy of Jesus
- Mentioned
- 17 verses · first in Genesis 5:32
Family
About Shem
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).
On the timeline
- 2445 BCBirth of ShemGenesis 5:32
- 2445 BCLifetime of ShemGenesis 11:10–11
- 2347 BCThe Great Flood beginsGenesis 7:6–17
- 2347 BCThe Great FloodGenesis 7:6–24
- 2347 BCWater covers the earthGenesis 7:18–24
- 2346 BCThe flood subsidesGenesis 8:1–14
- 2346 BCLeaving the ArkGenesis 8:15–19
- 2345 BCNoah gets drunk and Canaan is cursedGenesis 9:20–27
- 2345 BCBirth of ArphaxadGenesis 11:10
- 1845 BCDeath of ShemGenesis 11:11
Every mention
People data: Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0). Dates are traditional estimates.