BIBLE PEOPLE | SHEM

1. Bible People

a) The Bible is an historic record of real people and places. 

b) Here is a brief biography of such a person during Bible times.

2. Shem

a) Shem was one of Noah's three sons. His two brothers were Ham and Japheth. Shem, along with his parents, his brothers and their wives, were on the Ark during the Great Flood. Shem had five sons, Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud and Aram. Eber (Heber) was the great-grandson of Shem, and through his line came Abraham, Moses, David, and Joseph (the adoptive father of Jesus). 

b) It is believed Shem's descendants settled in Asia.