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To Shem, the father of all the children of Eber, the elder brother of Japheth, to him also were children born.
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The Chosen Line of Shem
Commentators unanimously highlight that Shem is given a special introduction because he is the ancestor of the chosen people. By calling him "the father of all the children of Eber," the text deliberately points forward to Abraham and the Hebrews, the line through which God would preserve true religion and ultimately bring the Messiah.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
21. אבר 'eber — “Eber, yonder side; verb: pass, cross.”
22. עילם 'eylām — “Elam.” עוּל ‛ûl<…
19th Century
Anglican
shem ... the brother of Japheth the elder. —Really, the elder brother of Japheth. Though the rules of Hebrew grammar will…
16th Century
Protestant
Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber. Moses, being about to speak of the sons of Shem, makes a brief introduction, which…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber , &c.] And for the sake of those Shem is particularly said to…
The descendants of Canaan were numerous, rich, and pleasantly situated; yet Canaan was under a divine curse, and not a curse without cause. Those w…
