Shem

Also known as Sem

thumb|Shem, Ham (son of Noah)|Ham and [[Japheth by James Tissot 1900. Shem is on the left with a similar skin color to other Biblical figures painted by Tissot.]]

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Shem is one of the three sons of Noah in the Bible, depicted in classical religious artwork alongside his brothers Ham and Japheth. He is significant in biblical genealogy as an ancestor figure in the accounts of human origins and dispersal after the great flood.

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Person.name: Shem
Person.image: Shem02.jpg
Person.caption: Portrait from Promptuarium Iconum Insigniorum (1553) by Guillaume Rouillé
Person.family: Japheth and Ham (brothers)
Person.father: Noah
Person.children: ElamAshurArphaxadLudAram

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Image: Shem, Ham and Japheth (cropped).jpg

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Commons category: Shem
date of birth: 2500-00-00
date of death: 1900-00-00
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In the Bible
Genesis 10
Genesis 11
In later Jewish sources
In the New Testament
{{anchor|Sam}} In Islam
Sunni Islam
Shi'a Islam
In Gnosticism
In Mandaeism
Family tree
In popular culture
See also
Notes
References
Bibliography
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thumb|Shem, Ham (son of Noah)|Ham and [[Japheth by James Tissot 1900. Shem is on the left with a similar skin color to other Biblical figures painted by Tissot.]]

Shem (; Šēm; ) is one of the sons of Noah in the Bible (Genesis 5–11 and 1 Chronicles 1:4).