# Shem — Biblical Genealogy & Biography

> Canonical URL: https://localhost/people/shem-0-10/
> Markdown URL: https://localhost/people/shem-0-10.md
> Role: Generation 11 • Messianic Line • Child of Noah

## Summary

(Genesis 5:32, 1 Chronicles 1:4, Luke 3:36) • (Genesis 11:10-11) Shem was the oldest of Noah's sons (Shem is older than Japheth- Genesis 10:21, Ham is the youngest son- Genesis 9:22-24)

## Scripture Chapters Mentioning Figure

- [Genesis 5](https://localhost/bible/OT.GEN/5.md)
- [Genesis 6](https://localhost/bible/OT.GEN/6.md): "And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth."
- [Genesis 7](https://localhost/bible/OT.GEN/7.md): "In the selfsame day entered Noah, and Shem, and Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah, and Noah's wife, and the three wives of his sons with them, into the ark;"
- [Genesis 9](https://localhost/bible/OT.GEN/9.md)
- [Genesis 10](https://localhost/bible/OT.GEN/10.md)
- [Genesis 11](https://localhost/bible/OT.GEN/11.md)
- [1 Chronicles 1](https://localhost/bible/OT.1CH/1.md): "Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth."
- [The Wisdom of Jesus the Son of Sirach, or Ecclesiasticus 49](https://localhost/bible/AP.SIR/49.md): "Shem and Seth were glorified among men; And above every living thing in the creation is Adam."
- [Luke 3](https://localhost/bible/NT.LUK/3.md)

## Connected Knowledge Graph Entities

- [Noah (person)](https://localhost/people/noah-0-9.md) — child of
- [Elam (person)](https://localhost/people/elam-0-11.md) — parent of
- [Asshur (person)](https://localhost/people/asshur-1-11.md) — parent of
- [Arpachshad (or Arphaxad) (person)](https://localhost/people/arpachshad.or.arphaxad.-2-11.md) — parent of
- [Lud (person)](https://localhost/people/lud-3-11.md) — parent of
- [Aram (person)](https://localhost/people/aram-4-11.md) — parent of