Bible Verses About Shem
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Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were children born.
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The sons of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech.
And Shema begat Raham, the father of Jorkoam: and Rekem begat Shammai.
And the sons of Shemida were, Ahian, and Shechem, and Likhi, and Aniam.
The children of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram.
These are the sons of Shem, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after their nations.
And Shem lived after he begat Arphaxad five hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.
And the sons of his brother Helem; Zophah, and Imna, and Shelesh, and Amal.
These are the generations of Shem: Shem was an hundred years old, and begat Arphaxad two years after the flood:
Of the sons of Gershom, Shebuel was the chief.
And he said, Blessed be the Lord God of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.
And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
And the sons of Hebron; Korah, and Tappuah, and Rekem, and Shema.
And she yet again conceived, and bare a son; and called his name Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bare him.
And Jacob came to Shalem, a city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came from Padan–aram; and pitched his tent before the city.
And of Shemida, the family of the Shemidaites: and of Hepher, the family of the Hepherites.
And all the evil of the men of Shechem did God render upon their heads: and upon them came the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal.
Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem, Whether is better for you, either that all the sons of Jerubbaal, which are threescore and ten persons, reign over you, or that one reign over you? remember also that I am your bone and your flesh.
And the sons of Noah, that went forth of the ark, were Shem, and Ham, and Japheth: and Ham is the father of Canaan.
And the children of Shobal were these; Alvan, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.
And of the tribe of the children of Simeon, Shemuel the son of Ammihud.
And his mother’s brethren spake of him in the ears of all the men of Shechem all these words: and their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech; for they said, He is our brother.
And Gaal the son of Ebed came with his brethren, and went over to Shechem: and the men of Shechem put their confidence in him.
And his brethren went to feed their father’s flock in Shechem.
And Shechem said unto her father and unto her brethren, Let me find grace in your eyes, and what ye shall say unto me I will give.
And Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters; but his brethren had not many children, neither did all their family multiply, like to the children of Judah.
And Hamor the father of Shechem went out unto Jacob to commune with him.
God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.
Of the sons of Izhar; Shelomith the chief.
And the sons of Shimei were, Jahath, Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah. These four were the sons of Shimei.
And it was told Abimelech, that all the men of the tower of Shechem were gathered together.
And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying,
And Gaal the son of Ebed said, Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? is not he the son of Jerubbaal? and Zebul his officer? serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem: for why should we serve him?
And Arphaxad begat Shelah, and Shelah begat Eber.
And Jokshan begat Sheba, and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim.
The sons of Shimei; Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the chief of the fathers of Laadan.
Then Jeroboam built Shechem in mount Ephraim, and dwelt therein; and went out from thence, and built Penuel.
And these be the names of the sons of Gershom; Libni, and Shimei.
And Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem unto his mother’s brethren, and communed with them, and with all the family of the house of his mother’s father, saying,
The sons of Shobal; Alian, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shephi, and Onam. And the sons of Zibeon; Aiah, and Anah.
And Israel said unto Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed the flock in Shechem? come, and I will send thee unto them. And he said to him, Here am I.
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