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Shem Bible
Sem (in Hebrew ( "Name, fame, prosperity" to pronounce Chem) is a character in Genesis (9, 18-27).
Biblical History
Shem is with Ham and Japheth son of one of the three Noah. It is the ancestor of Abraham and son of one, Isaac and Ishmael , hence the name of Semites given to descendants of these patriarchs Bible.
Following a fault of his son Ham, Noah cursed the descendants of the latter, especially that of his son Canaan , his commitment to the easement of Shem (Gen 9,27). The son of Shem will therefore take the land of Canaan.
According to the Bible, her life was 600 years.
Linguistics
With reference to the surname Week, various Afro-Asiatic languages are grouped in the family of Semitic languages.
See also
- Hamito-Semitic language
- Semites
- Hebrew
- Jews
- Arab
- Hebrew (language)
- Arabic
- Hebrew Grammar
- Arabic grammar
- anti-Semitism
 Patriarchs | ||
| Child: Noah | Sem | Parent: Elam Ashshur Arpakshad Lud Aram |
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