Line of Shem · son of Noah
Aram
- Region
- Syria, Damascus
- Primary Passage
- Gen 10:22
- Eras Active
- Patriarchal · Kingdoms · Exile & Return · Second Temple
- Lineage
- Shem
Scholar Notes
Aramaeans; Aramaic became the lingua franca.
Genesis 10 · The Table of Nations · 70 peoples
The Great Dispersion
Every nation named in Genesis 10 — fourteen of Japheth, thirty of Ham, twenty-six of Shem — radiating from Ararat across three continents. Click a pin or a name to read the record.
Ararat Shem Ham Japheth
26 nations of shem · Ararat marked in gold
Descendants of Shem