Arpachshad (or Arphaxad)
Arpachshad (or Arphaxad ) (Generation 12 • Messianic Line • Child of Shem ): Arpachshad (or Arphaxad) is a biblical figure in Generation 12 of the Messianic Line , child of Shem , parent of Shelah . ( Genesis 10:22 , 1 Chronicles 1:17 , Luke 3:36 ) Within the broader Biblical Knowledge Graph, this connects directly to The Flood & Noahic Covenant —In the tenth generation from Adam , Noah builds an ark to preserve life through the global Flood ( Genesis 6:14 , Genesis 7:6 ), leading to God's everlasting covenant with all living creatures and the repopulation of the earth through Shem, Ham , and Japheth .
Connected Genealogical Figures & Lineage
Arpachshad (or Arphaxad ) (Generation 12 • Messianic Line • Child of Shem ): Arpachshad (or Arphaxad) is a biblical figure in Generation 12 of the Messianic Line , child of Shem , parent of Shelah . ( Genesis 10:22 , 1 Chronicles 1:17 , Luke 3:36 ) (mentioned in Genesis 10 , Genesis 11 , 1 Chronicles 1 ) Shelah (Generation 13 • Messianic Line • Child of Arpachshad (or Arphaxad)): Shelah is a biblical figure in Generation 13 of the Messianic Line, child of Arpachshad (or Arphaxad), parent of Eber (or Heber ). ( Genesis 10:24 , 1 Chronicles 1:18 , Luke 3:35 ) (mentioned in Genesis 10 , Genesis 38 , Genesis 46 ) Shem (Generation 11 • Messianic Line • Child of Noah ): ( 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 ) (mentioned in Genesis 5 , Genesis 6 , Genesis 7 ) Abram/Abraham (Generation 20 • Messianic Line • Child of Terah ): ( Genesis 11:26 , 1 Chronicles 1:26-27 , Luke 3:34 , Genesis 25:7-10 ) G-d renamed Abram to Abraham ( Genesis 17:5 ). Abram was the first person called 'Hebrew' in the Bible ( Genesis 14:13 ). Abram was born 1948 years from the creation of the world. (mentioned in Genesis 11 , Genesis 14 , Genesis 17 )
Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture
Key geographical locations connected to this topic include Arpad (Ancient biblical location referenced in 2 Kgs 18:34 , 2 Kgs 19:13 , Isa 10:9 , Isa 36:19 , Isa 37:13 , Jer 49:23 (identified with Hamath ).) Arvad (Ancient biblical location referenced in Ezek 27:8 , Ezek 27:11 .)
Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context
Primary KJV scripture witnesses include 1 Chronicles 1:24 : " Shem , Arphaxad , Shelah ,"; Genesis 10:24 : "And Arphaxad begat Salah; and Salah begat Eber ."; 1 Chronicles 1:18 : "And Arphaxad begat Shelah , and Shelah begat Eber .". Related canonical books and chapters: Judith 1 ( Judith • Chapter 1 (16 verses)), Judith ( Apocrypha / Deuterocanonical • 16 Chapters), Genesis 11 ( Genesis • Chapter 11 (32 verses)).