To Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were children born. Treasury of Scripture Shem. Shem signifies name or renown; and his, indeed, was great both in a temporal and spiritual sense, inasmuch as he was destined to be the lineal ancestor of the promised Seed of the woman, to which Noah might allude in his pious ejaculation, ch. Genesis 9:26 And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant. . the father. Genesis 11:10-26 These are the generations of Shem: Shem was an hundred years old, and begat Arphaxad two years after the flood... Eber. Numbers 24:24 And ships shall come from the coast of Chittim, and shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber, and he also shall perish for ever. the brother. Genesis 10:2 The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.
Context The Semites
21To Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were children born. 22The children of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram. 23And the children of Aram; Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash. 24And Arphaxad begat Salah; and Salah begat Eber. 25And to Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother's name was Joktan. 26And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah, 27And Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah, 28And Obal, and Abimael, and Sheba, 29And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these were the sons of Joktan. 30And their dwelling was from Mesha, as you go to Sephar a mount of the east. 31These are the sons of Shem, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after their nations. 32These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations: and by these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood. Parallel Verses American Standard Version
And unto Shem, the father of all the children of Eber, the elder brother of Japheth, to him also were children born.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Of Sem also, the father of all children of Heber, the elder brother of Japheth, sons were born.
Darby Bible Translation
And to Shem to him also were sons born; he is the father of all the sons of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder.
King James Bible
Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were children born.
Young's Literal Translation
As to Shem, father of all sons of Eber, brother of Japheth the elder, he hath also begotten:
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