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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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Albert Barnes
On Genesis 10:21–32
18th Century
Theologian
21. אבר 'eber — “Eber, yonder side; verb: pass, cross.”
22. עילם 'eylām — “Elam.” עוּל ‛ûl<…
Charles Ellicott
On Genesis 10:21–23
19th Century
Bishop
shem ... the brother of Japheth the elder. —Really, the elder brother of Japheth. Though the rules of Hebrew grammar will…
John Calvin
On Genesis 10:21
16th Century
Theologian
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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John Gill
On Genesis 10:21
17th Century
Pastor
Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber ,
&c.] And for the sake of those Shem is particularly said to…
Matthew Henry
On Genesis 10:15–32
17th Century
Minister
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…