This is the history of the generations of Shem. Shem was one hundred years old, and became the father of Arpachshad two years after the flood.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

18. רעוּ re‛û — Reu, “friend;” verb: “feed, delight in, enjoy.”

20. שׂרוּג śerûg — Serug, “vine-shoot.”<…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

THE TÔLDÔTH SHEM.

These are the generations of Shem.—Here also, as in Genesis 5, there is a very …

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

These are the generations of Shem. Concerning the descendants of Shem, Moses had said something in the previous chapter,[Reference Genesis…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

These are the generations of Shem
Or a genealogy of the posterity of Shem; not of all of them, only of those of the …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Here is a genealogy, or list of names, ending in Abram, the friend of God, and thus leading towards Christ, the promised Seed, who was the son of A…

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