Origins: The Generations of Noah: The Sons of

Shem
BY
NANA YAA
ON NOVEMBER 15, 2017 • ( LEAVE A
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Shalom, everyone! The following is a diagram
of the generations of Noah (Noach), from his
son Shem to his 8th great-grandson Terah, based
upon the accounts of the Book of
Genesis (Bereshith) in the Tanakh, the Book of
Jasher, and the Book of Jubilees. Shem was the
actually the second son of Noah, though he is
mentioned first in the Book of Genesis. The
descendants of Shem also known
as “Shemites,” “Semites” or “Semitic” in the
English language. Please click twice on the
diagram to expand to full size:

The Generations of Noah: From Shem to

Abraham
Shem is the progenitor of the Afro-
Asiatic peoples originally known collectively as
the Sumerians, but later
as “Shemites” or “Semites.” From
the Sumerians were descended the ancient
Persians (Elam), the Assyrians(Asshur),
the Arameans (Aram), the Chaldeans and Hebre
ws (Arpachshad), all of whom originated
in Mesopotamia. Shem‘s descendants continued
to settle in Mesopotamia but later migrated
throughout the region known today as
the “Middle East” (Northeast
Africa including the Levant, southern Iran, and
the Arabian Peninsula), South Asia, and sub-
Saharan Africa. Shemites frequently
intermarried with Hamites as they were always
in close proximity to each other.
Shem married Sedeqetelebab, daughter
of Eliakim, and had issue:
• Five
sons Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram
; and
• At least one daughter whose name is
unknown. This daughter later married Madai,
son of Japheth, and together they became the
progenitors of the Medes (Jubilees 10:35-36).
According to Josephus, Shem and his
descendants inhabited a territory from
the Euphrates River in present-day Syriato the
lands with a coastline on the Indian Ocean. The
territory allotted
to Shem includes Persia, Iraq, Syria, Israel, Jord
an, the Arabian Peninsula,
the India subcontinent and sub-Saharan
Africa all the way to the Cape
Peninsula in South Africa. Much of sub-Saharan
Africa would be uninhabited until after
successive migrations of
both Shemitesand Hamites fleeing capture from
the northern invading superpowers
(Assyrians, Babylonians, Persians, Greeks,
and Romans). Please note that
the Bantus/Negroes are Shemites, not Hamites.
Son of Shem
Descendants
Elam
Elam was the progenitor of the Elamites,
ancestors of the Persians. Elam had issue:

• Three
sons Shushan, Machol and Harmon (Jasher
7:15).
Though the Persians were originally
a Shemitic people, modern Persians today are
largely a fusion
of Japhetic and Shemitic peoples as their
modern language, Farsi, is classified as an Indo-
European language.
Asshur
Asshur established the city of Nineveh and was
the progenitor of the Assyrians. Asshur had
issue:

• Two sons Mirus and Mokil (Jasher

7:15).
Arpachshad
Arpachshad was the ancestor of
the Chaldeans. Arpachshad married Rasuejadau
ghter of Shushan, son of Elam (Jubilees 8:1),
and had issue:

• At least three
sons Kainam, Aschol and Anar (Jasher 7:15,
Jubilees 8:1).
◦ Kainam later married Melka daughter
of Madai, and had one son Shelah(Jubilees 8:5).
In the Books of Genesis and Jasher, Shem is
listed as Shelah‘s father; Kainam is not
mentioned.
• Arpachshad is also mentioned as the
father of Kesed (Jubilees 8:6), the progenitor of
the Chaldeans (Kasdim) (Jubilees 11:3).
◦ Kesed had issue one son Ur and one
daughter Mu’ak (Jubilees 8:6).
◦ Shelah married Mu’ak daughter
of Kesed (Jubilees 8:6), and had issue one
son Eber (Ever/Erverh). Eber is the progenitor
of
the Hebrews (Israelites, Ishmaelites, Edomites,
Moabites, Ammonites, and Qahtanites).
▪ Eber married Azurad daughter
of Nebrod (Nimrod), son of Cush, grandson
of Ham (Jubilees 8:7). They had two
sons Peleg and Joktan (Jasher 7:19-20).
▪ Peleg married Lomna daughter
of Sina’ar, and had issue, two sons Reu(Yen)
(Jasher 7:22, Jubilees 10:18)and Kaber (Jubilees
11:7):
▪ Reu (Yen) married Ora daughter
of Ur and had issue, one son Serug(Seroh)
(Jubilees 11:1).
▪ Kaber had issue, one
daughter Melka (Jubilees 11:7).
▪ Serug married Melka daughter of Kaber,
and had issue one son Nahorand one
daughter Karnebo (Cornebo) (Jubilees 11:8).
▪ Karnebo married Abram and had issue,
one daughter, Edna, also known
as Amthelo (Jubilees 11:14-16, Jasher 7:50-51).
▪ Nahor married Isjaka daughter
of Nestag of the Chaldeans and had issue, one
son Terah (Jubilees 11:10).
▪ Terah married Edna/Amthelo daughter
of Abram and Karnebo, and had issue, three
sons Haran, Nahorand Abram. In his old
age, Terah took another wife, Pelilah, who bore
him one son, Zoba. Abram was named after his
maternal grandfather who died before he was
born (Jubilees 11:14-16). Abram‘s name was
changed many years later by YAH to
“Abraham.” Terah and his family left the Ur
Kasdim(Ur of the Chaldees) and crossed the
Euphrates going west into Aram, calling their
new home “Haran.” Abraham and his family
migrated further south into the Land of Canaan.
▪ Joktan had issue 13
sons: Almodad, Sheleph, Hazamaveth, Jerah, H
adoram, Uzal, Diklah, Obal, Abimael, Sheba, O
phir, Havilah, and Jobab(Jasher 7:21).
According to Josephus, the children
of Joktan migrated a large territory east
of Mesopotamia, from the Kabul
River (called Cophensin ancient times)
in present-day western Pakistan, to Herat in
present-day western Afghanistan.
Lud
Lud (Ludim), also called “Lydians” by
the Greeks, settled in western Anatolia(Turkey)
and remained an independent people until they
were conquered by the Persians, then
the Greeks and finally the Romans. Lud had
issue:

• Two sons Bizayon and Pethor (Jasher

7:17).
Aram
Aram was the progenitor of
the Aramites/Arameans, whom
the Greeks called Syrians. Aram had issue:

• Four
sons Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash (Jasher 7:17):
◦ Uz founded Trachonitis (Lajat)
and Damascus;
◦ Hul was an ancestor of the Arameans;
◦ Gether was the ancestor of the Bactrians;
◦ Mash was the ancestor of
the Mesaneans.
Unnamed Daughter
Married Madai, son of Japheth, and together
they became the progenitors of
the Medes (Jubilees 10:35-36).