Shem

A man, in the time of the Patriarchs · Early Patriarch · named in 17 verses

the name means name Strong's Lexicon

Shem, one of Noah's three sons and the ancestor of the Semitic peoples.

From Easton's Bible Dictionary

A name; renown, the first mentioned of the sons of Noah (Gen. 5:32; 6:10). He was probably the eldest of Noah's sons. The words "brother of Japheth the elder" in Gen. 10:21 are more correctly rendered "the elder brother of Japheth," as in the Revised Version. Shem's name is generally mentioned first in the list of Noah's sons. He and his wife were saved in the ark (7:13). Noah foretold his preeminence over Canaan (9:23-27). He died at the age of six hundred years, having been for many years contemporary with Abraham, according to the usual chronology. The Israelitish nation sprang from him (Gen. 11:10-26; 1 Chr. 1:24-27).

Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1897 — public domain, quoted in full and unedited.

Family

Parents Naamah, Noah

Children Aram, Arpachshad, Asshur, Elam, Lud

Siblings Ham, Japheth

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First named at Genesis 5:32.

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Verses that name Shem

Genesis 5:32 After Noah was 500 years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
Genesis 6:10 And Noah had three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
Genesis 7:13 On that very day Noah entered the ark, along with his sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth, and his wife, and the three wives of his sons—
Genesis 9:18 The sons of Noah who came out of the ark were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. And Ham was the father of Canaan.
Genesis 9:23 Then Shem and Japheth took a garment and placed it across their shoulders, and walking backward, they covered their father’s nakedness. Their faces were turned away so that they did not see their father’s nakedness.
Genesis 9:26 He also declared: “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Shem! May Canaan be the servant of Shem.
Genesis 9:27 May God expand the territory of Japheth; may he dwell in the tents of Shem, and may Canaan be his servant.”
Genesis 10:1 This is the account of Noah’s sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth, who also had sons after the flood.
Genesis 10:21 And sons were also born to Shem, the older brother of Japheth; Shem was the forefather of all the sons of Eber.
Genesis 10:22 The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.
Genesis 10:31 These are the sons of Shem, according to their clans, languages, lands, and nations.
Genesis 11:10 This is the account of Shem. Two years after the flood, when Shem was 100 years old, he became the father of Arphaxad.
Genesis 11:11 And after he had become the father of Arphaxad, Shem lived 500 years and had other sons and daughters.
1 Chronicles 1:4 The sons of Noah: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
1 Chronicles 1:17 The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram. The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.
1 Chronicles 1:24 So from Shem came Arphaxad, Shelah,
Luke 3:36 the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech,