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The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether and Meshek. <a href="/nlt/1_chronicles/1.htm">New Living Translation</a> The descendants of Shem were Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram. The descendants of Aram were Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash. <a href="/esv/1_chronicles/1.htm">English Standard Version</a> The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram. And the sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech. <a href="/bsb/1_chronicles/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram. The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech. <a href="/kjv/1_chronicles/1.htm">King James Bible</a> The sons of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech. <a href="/nkjv/1_chronicles/1.htm">New King James Version</a> The sons of Shem were Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, Aram, Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech. <a href="/nasb_/1_chronicles/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> The sons of Shem were Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, Aram, Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech. <a href="/nasb/1_chronicles/1.htm">NASB 1995</a> The sons of Shem were Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, Aram, Uz, Hul, Gether and Meshech. <a href="/nasb77/1_chronicles/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a> The sons of Shem were Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, Aram, Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech. <a href="/lsb/1_chronicles/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> The sons of Shem were Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, Aram, Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech. <a href="/amp/1_chronicles/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a> The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, Aram, Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech. <a href="/csb/1_chronicles/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Shem’s sons: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, Aram, Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech. <a href="/hcsb/1_chronicles/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Shem&#8217s sons: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, Aram, Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech. <a href="/asv/1_chronicles/1.htm">American Standard Version</a> The sons of Shem: Elam, and Asshur, and Arpachshad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech. <a href="/cev/1_chronicles/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Shem was the ancestor of Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, Aram, Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech; they were the ancestors of the kingdoms named after them. <a href="/erv/1_chronicles/1.htm">English Revised Version</a> The sons of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arpachshad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether., and Meshech. <a href="/gwt/1_chronicles/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The descendants of Shem were Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, Aram, Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech. <a href="/gnt/1_chronicles/1.htm">Good News Translation</a> Shem's sons--Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, Aram, Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshek--were the ancestors of the peoples who bear their names. <a href="/isv/1_chronicles/1.htm">International Standard Version</a> Shem's descendants were Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, Aram, Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech. <a href="/net/1_chronicles/1.htm">NET Bible</a> The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram. The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech. <a href="/nheb/1_chronicles/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> The sons of Shem: Elam, and Asshur, and Arpachshad, and Lud, and Aram. And the sons of Aram: Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash. <a href="/wbt/1_chronicles/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> The sons of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech.<div class="vheading2">Majority Text Translations</div><a href="/msb/1_chronicles/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram. The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech. <a href="/web/1_chronicles/1.htm">World English Bible</a> The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, Aram, Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/1_chronicles/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Sons of Shem: Elam and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech. <a href="/ylt/1_chronicles/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Sons of Shem: Elam and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech. <a href="/slt/1_chronicles/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> The sons of Shem: Elam, and Ashur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech,<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/1_chronicles/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> The sons of Sem: Elam and Asur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram, and Hus, and Hul, and Gether, and Mosoch. <a href="/cpdv/1_chronicles/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> The sons of Shem: Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech. <a href="/nabre/1_chronicles/1.htm">New American Bible</a> The sons of Shem were Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram. The sons of Aram were Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash. <a href="/nrsvce/1_chronicles/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> The descendants of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, Aram, Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/1_chronicles/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphahshar, Lud, Aram, Uz, Hul, Gather, and Meshech. <a href="/hpbt/1_chronicles/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> The sons of Shaym: Ilam and Ashud and Arphakshar and Lud and Aram and Uz and Khul and Gathar and Mash.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/1_chronicles/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> The Sons of Shem: Elam, and Asshur, and Arpachshad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech. <a href="/sep/1_chronicles/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> The sons of Sem, Aelam, and Assur, <a href="/parallel/1_chronicles/1-17.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wtNNY-qpWWI?start=83" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/1_chronicles/1.htm">From Adam to Abraham</a> …16the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. 17<a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">The sons</a> <a href="/hebrew/8035.htm" title="8035: šêm (N-proper-ms) -- Name, oldest son of Noah. The same as shem; name; Shem, a son of Noah.">of Shem:</a> <a href="/hebrew/5867.htm" title="5867: ‘ê·lām (N-proper-fs) -- Or mowlam; probably from alam; hidden, i.e. Distant; Elam, a son of Shem and his descendants, with their country; also of six Israelites.">Elam,</a> <a href="/hebrew/804.htm" title="804: wə·’aš·šūr (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- Ashshur, the second son of Shem; also his descendants and the country occupied by them, its region and its empire.">Asshur,</a> <a href="/hebrew/775.htm" title="775: wə·’ar·paḵ·šaḏ (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- Probably of foreign origin; Arpakshad, a son of Noah; also the region settled by him.">Arphaxad,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3865.htm" title="3865: wə·lūḏ (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- A son of Shem, also his desc. and their land. Probably of foreign derivation; Lud, the name of two nations.">Lud,</a> <a href="/hebrew/758.htm" title="758: wa·’ă·rām (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- Syria and its inhab., also the names of a son of Shem, a grandson of Nahor, and an Isr. ">and Aram. The sons of Aram:</a> <a href="/hebrew/5780.htm" title="5780: wə·‘ūṣ (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- Apparently from uwts; consultation; Uts, a son of Aram, also a Seirite, and the regions settled by them.">Uz,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2343.htm" title="2343: wə·ḥūl (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- A son of Aram. From chuwl; a circle; Chul, a son of Aram; also the region settled by him.">Hul,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1666.htm" title="1666: wə·ḡe·ṯer (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- A desc. of Shem. Of uncertain derivation; Gether, a son of Aram, and the region settled by him.">Gether,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4902.htm" title="4902: wā·me·šeḵ (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- The same in form as meshek, but probably of foreign derivation; Meshek, a son of Japheth, and the people descended from him.">and Meshech.</a> 18Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah was the father of Eber.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/genesis/10-22.htm">Genesis 10:22-23</a> The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram. / The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash. <a href="/genesis/11-10.htm">Genesis 11:10-27</a> This is the account of Shem. Two years after the flood, when Shem was 100 years old, he became the father of Arphaxad. / And after he had become the father of Arphaxad, Shem lived 500 years and had other sons and daughters. / When Arphaxad was 35 years old, he became the father of Shelah. ... <a href="/luke/3-34.htm">Luke 3:34-36</a> the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor, / the son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the son of Shelah, / the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech, <a href="/genesis/10-2.htm">Genesis 10:2-5</a> The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras. / The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah. / And the sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites, and the Rodanites. ... <a href="/genesis/9-18.htm">Genesis 9:18-19</a> The sons of Noah who came out of the ark were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. And Ham was the father of Canaan. / These three were the sons of Noah, and from them the whole earth was populated. <a href="/genesis/11-1.htm">Genesis 11:1-9</a> Now the whole world had one language and a common form of speech. / And as people journeyed eastward, they found a plain in the land of Shinar and settled there. / And they said to one another, “Come, let us make bricks and bake them thoroughly.” So they used brick instead of stone, and tar instead of mortar. ... <a href="/acts/17-26.htm">Acts 17:26</a> From one man He made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and He determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their lands. <a href="/romans/9-7.htm">Romans 9:7-8</a> Nor because they are Abraham’s descendants are they all his children. On the contrary, “Through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.” / So it is not the children of the flesh who are God’s children, but it is the children of the promise who are regarded as offspring. <a href="/hebrews/11-9.htm">Hebrews 11:9</a> By faith he dwelt in the promised land as a stranger in a foreign country. He lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise. <a href="/genesis/12-1.htm">Genesis 12:1-3</a> Then the LORD said to Abram, “Leave your country, your kindred, and your father’s household, and go to the land I will show you. / I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. / I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you; and all the families of the earth will be blessed through you.” <a href="/genesis/25-12.htm">Genesis 25:12-18</a> This is the account of Abraham’s son Ishmael, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s maidservant, bore to Abraham. / These are the names of the sons of Ishmael in the order of their birth: Nebaioth the firstborn of Ishmael, then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, / Mishma, Dumah, Massa, ... <a href="/genesis/36-1.htm">Genesis 36:1-8</a> This is the account of Esau (that is, Edom). / Esau took his wives from the daughters of Canaan: Adah daughter of Elon the Hittite, Oholibamah daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon the Hivite, / and Basemath daughter of Ishmael and sister of Nebaioth. ... <a href="/genesis/46-8.htm">Genesis 46:8-27</a> Now these are the names of the sons of Israel (Jacob and his descendants) who went to Egypt: Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn. / The sons of Reuben: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi. / The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman. ... <a href="/exodus/1-1.htm">Exodus 1:1-5</a> These are the names of the sons of Israel who went to Egypt with Jacob, each with his family: / Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah; / Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin; ... <a href="/deuteronomy/32-8.htm">Deuteronomy 32:8</a> When the Most High gave the nations their inheritance, when He divided the sons of man, He set the boundaries of the peoples according to the number of the sons of God.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>The sons of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech.sons of Shem.<a href="/genesis/10-22.htm">Genesis 10:22-32</a> The children of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram… <a href="/genesis/11-10.htm">Genesis 11:10</a> These are the generations of Shem: Shem was an hundred years old, and begat Arphaxad two years after the flood:Elam.<a href="/genesis/14-1.htm">Genesis 14:1</a> And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations;<a href="/isaiah/11-11.htm">Isaiah 11:11</a> And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.<a href="/isaiah/21-2.htm">Isaiah 21:2</a> A grievous vision is declared unto me; the treacherous dealer dealeth treacherously, and the spoiler spoileth. Go up, O Elam: besiege, O Media; all the sighing thereof have I made to cease.Asshur.<a href="/numbers/24-22.htm">Numbers 24:22-24</a> Nevertheless the Kenite shall be wasted, until Asshur shall carry thee away captive… <a href="/ezra/4-2.htm">Ezra 4:2</a> Then they came to Zerubbabel, and to the chief of the fathers, and said unto them, Let us build with you: for we seek your God, as ye do; and we do sacrifice unto him since the days of Esarhaddon king of Assur, which brought us up hither.<a href="/psalms/83-8.htm">Psalm 83:8</a> Assur also is joined with them: they have holpen the children of Lot. Selah.Assur.<a href="/ezekiel/27-23.htm">Ezekiel 27:23</a> Haran, and Canneh, and Eden, the merchants of Sheba, Asshur, and Chilmad, were thy merchants.<a href="/ezekiel/32-22.htm">Ezekiel 32:22</a> Asshur is there and all her company: his graves are about him: all of them slain, fallen by the sword:<a href="/hosea/14-3.htm">Hosea 14:3</a> Asshur shall not save us; we will not ride upon horses: neither will we say any more to the work of our hands, Ye are our gods: for in thee the fatherless findeth mercy.Lud.<a href="/isaiah/66-19.htm">Isaiah 66:19</a> And I will set a sign among them, and I will send those that escape of them unto the nations, to Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, that draw the bow, to Tubal, and Javan, to the isles afar off, that have not heard my fame, neither have seen my glory; and they shall declare my glory among the Gentiles.<a href="/ezekiel/27-10.htm">Ezekiel 27:10</a> They of Persia and of Lud and of Phut were in thine army, thy men of war: they hanged the shield and helmet in thee; they set forth thy comeliness.Aram.<a href="/numbers/23-7.htm">Numbers 23:7</a> And he took up his parable, and said, Balak the king of Moab hath brought me from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, saying, Come, curse me Jacob, and come, defy Israel.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_kings/16-7.htm">Aram</a> <a href="/genesis/11-13.htm">Arpachshad</a> <a href="/genesis/11-13.htm">Arpach'shad</a> <a href="/genesis/11-13.htm">Arphaxad</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-29.htm">Asshur</a> <a href="/genesis/14-9.htm">Elam</a> <a href="/genesis/10-23.htm">Gether</a> <a href="/genesis/10-23.htm">Hul</a> <a href="/genesis/10-22.htm">Lud</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/1-5.htm">Meshech</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/1-4.htm">Shem</a> <a href="/genesis/36-28.htm">Uz</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_chronicles/2-23.htm">Aram</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/1-18.htm">Arpachshad</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/1-18.htm">Arpach'shad</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/1-18.htm">Arphaxad</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/5-6.htm">Asshur</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/8-24.htm">Elam</a> <a href="/genesis/10-23.htm">Gether</a> <a href="/genesis/10-23.htm">Hul</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-19.htm">Lud</a> <a href="/psalms/120-5.htm">Meshech</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/1-24.htm">Shem</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/1-42.htm">Uz</a><div class="vheading2">1 Chronicles 1</div>1. <a href="/1_chronicles/1-1.htm">Adam's line to Noah.</a> 5. <a href="/1_chronicles/1-5.htm">The sons of Japheth.</a> 8. <a href="/1_chronicles/1-8.htm">The sons of Ham.</a> 17. <a href="/1_chronicles/1-17.htm">The sons of Shem.</a> 24. <a href="/1_chronicles/1-24.htm">Shem's line to Abraham.</a> 29. <a href="/1_chronicles/1-29.htm">Ishmael's sons.</a> 32. <a href="/1_chronicles/1-32.htm">The sons of Keturah.</a> 34. <a href="/1_chronicles/1-34.htm">The posterity of Abraham by Esau.</a> 38. <a href="/1_chronicles/1-38.htm">The sons of Seir.</a> 43. <a href="/1_chronicles/1-43.htm">The kings of Edom.</a> 51. <a href="/1_chronicles/1-51.htm">The dukes of Edom.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_chronicles/1.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_chronicles/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_chronicles/1.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>The sons of Shem: Shem is one of the three sons of Noah, and his descendants are traditionally associated with the Semitic peoples. The genealogies in 1 Chronicles and Genesis highlight the importance of Shem as the ancestor of the Israelites and other Semitic nations. This lineage is significant in biblical history as it traces the ancestry of Abraham, and ultimately, Jesus Christ. Shem's descendants are often seen as blessed, as indicated in <a href="/genesis/9-26.htm">Genesis 9:26-27</a>.Elam: Elam refers to a region and people located in what is now southwestern Iran. The Elamites were a significant ancient civilization, often interacting with Mesopotamian cultures. In biblical prophecy, Elam is mentioned in <a href="/isaiah/11-11.htm">Isaiah 11:11</a> and <a href="/jeremiah/49-34.htm">Jeremiah 49:34-39</a>, indicating its historical and eschatological importance.Asshur: Asshur is the progenitor of the Assyrians, a powerful empire in ancient Mesopotamia. The Assyrians played a crucial role in biblical history, particularly in the conquest of the Northern Kingdom of Israel. Asshur's mention here connects to the broader narrative of God's sovereignty over nations, as seen in prophecies like <a href="/isaiah/10-5.htm">Isaiah 10:5-19</a>.Arphaxad: Arphaxad is an ancestor of Abraham, making him a key figure in the lineage leading to the Israelites. His descendants include Eber, from whom the term "Hebrew" is derived. This connection underscores the continuity of God's covenant promises from Noah to Abraham.Lud: Lud is associated with the Lydians, an ancient people in western Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey). While not frequently mentioned in the Bible, Lud is noted in <a href="/isaiah/66-19.htm">Isaiah 66:19</a> as part of the nations that will witness God's glory.Aram: Aram is the ancestor of the Arameans, a group of Semitic peoples in ancient Syria. The Arameans frequently interacted with Israel, both as allies and adversaries. The Aramaic language, derived from Aram, became widely used in the Near East and parts of the Bible, such as Daniel and Ezra, are written in Aramaic.The sons of Aram: This phrase introduces the next generation of Aram's descendants, emphasizing the spread and influence of the Aramean people.Uz: Uz is traditionally associated with a region in northern Arabia or southern Mesopotamia. It is famously known as the homeland of Job, as mentioned in <a href="/job/1.htm">Job 1:1</a>, highlighting its significance in biblical literature.Hul: Hul is a less-documented figure, but his mention indicates the expansion of Aramean tribes. Some traditions associate Hul with regions in northern Mesopotamia or Syria.Gether: Gether is another relatively obscure descendant, with limited biblical references. His inclusion in the genealogy underscores the comprehensive nature of the biblical record.Meshech: Meshech is often linked with a people or region in Anatolia (modern Turkey). In <a href="/ezekiel/38-2.htm">Ezekiel 38:2-3</a>, Meshech is mentioned in the context of end-times prophecy, indicating its symbolic role in the broader biblical narrative.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/s/shem.htm">Shem</a> One of Noah's three sons, considered the ancestor of the Semitic peoples. His lineage is significant in biblical history as it leads to Abraham and ultimately to Jesus Christ. 2. <a href="/topical/e/elam.htm">Elam</a> A region and people located east of Mesopotamia, often associated with the Elamites in the Bible. 3. <a href="/topical/a/asshur.htm">Asshur</a> The progenitor of the Assyrians, a powerful ancient empire known for its military prowess and significant role in biblical history. 4. <a href="/topical/a/arphaxad.htm">Arphaxad</a> Ancestor of the Chaldeans and a key figure in the genealogy leading to Abraham. 5. <a href="/topical/l/lud.htm">Lud</a> Traditionally associated with the Lydians, an ancient people of Asia Minor. 6. <a href="/topical/a/aram.htm">Aram</a> The ancestor of the Arameans, a group of people who lived in the region of modern-day Syria. 7. <a href="/topical/u/uz,_hul,_gether,_meshech.htm">Uz, Hul, Gether, Meshech</a> Sons of Aram, representing various tribes or regions in the ancient Near East.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_genealogy.htm">The Importance of Genealogy</a> Understanding biblical genealogies helps us see God's faithfulness in fulfilling His promises through specific lineages, ultimately leading to Christ. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nations.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nations</a> The descendants of Shem represent various nations, reminding us that God is sovereign over all peoples and uses them to accomplish His purposes. <a href="/topical/u/unity_in_diversity.htm">Unity in Diversity</a> The diverse nations and peoples descending from Shem illustrate the unity of humanity under God, despite cultural and ethnic differences. <a href="/topical/h/heritage_and_identity.htm">Heritage and Identity</a> Our spiritual heritage in Christ is more significant than our earthly lineage, as believers are grafted into God's family through faith. <a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_across_generations.htm">Faithfulness Across Generations</a> God's promises extend through generations, encouraging us to remain faithful and trust in His long-term plans.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_chronicles_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Chronicles 1</a> <a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_1_chr_17_and_2_sam_7.htm">How do we reconcile the differences between 1 Chronicles 17 and 2 Samuel 7 regarding the details of God's covenant with David?</a> <a href="/q/who_was_shem_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Shem in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_1_chr_17_3-4_reverse_nathan's_ok.htm">Why does 1 Chronicles 17:3-4 reverse Nathan's initial approval (17:2) for David to build the temple, and does this indicate an inconsistency?</a> <a href="/q/why_is_david's_eternal_throne_promised.htm">How can 1 Chronicles 17:11-14 speak of an eternal throne for David's line when the historical monarchy in Judah ended?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_chronicles/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>THE SONS OF SHEM, OR THE SEMITES (<a href="/context/1_chronicles/1-17.htm" title="The sons of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech.">1Chronicles 1:17-23</a>).(17) Blam.--The Elamtum of the Assyrian inscription, the classic Susiana, a mountainous land eastward of Babylonia, to which it was subject in the days of Abraham (Genesis 14). The names Assur-, Elam-, Kass-, and Accad- occur together in an old Assyrian list of nations. ?lama, from which the Assyrian and Hebrew names are derived, is Accadian. The native designation was Ansan. The Sargonide kings of Assyria had frequent wars with Elam.Asshur.--Assyria proper, i.e., a district on the Tigris, about twenty-five miles long, between the thirty-sixth and thirty-seventh parallels of latitude. Asshur was the name of its older capital and tutelar god. The Semitic Assyrians appear to have been settled at Asshur as early as the nineteenth century B.C. They were emigrants from Babylonia (<a href="/genesis/10-11.htm" title="Out of that land went forth Asshur, and built Nineveh, and the city Rehoboth, and Calah,">Genesis 10:11</a>). The original name was A-usar, "water-meadow."Arphaxad apparently means Babylonia, or, at least, includes it. Babylonian monarchs styled themselves "King of the Four Quarters" (of heaven); and Arphaxaa may perhaps mean land of the four quarters or sides, and be derived from the Assyrian arba-kisadi "four sides" (Friedrich Delitzsch). More probably it is Arph-chesed, "boundary of Chaldea."Lud, usually identified with the Lydians (Assyrian Luddi), perhaps their original home in Armenia. The name has also been compared with Rutennu, the Egyptian name of the Syrians (I and r being confused in Egyptian). But comp. <a href="/ezekiel/27-10.htm" title="They of Persia and of Lud and of Phut were in your army, your men of war: they hanged the shield and helmet in you; they set forth your comeliness.">Ezekiel 27:10</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/30-5.htm" title="Ethiopia, and Libya, and Lydia, and all the mingled people, and Chub, and the men of the land that is in league, shall fall with them by the sword.">Ezekiel 30:5</a>. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_chronicles/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 17-27. - D. THE LIST OF SHEM'S DESCENDANTS TO ABRAM. This list is broken in two; it pauses a moment exactly halfway to Abram, at the name Peleg, to mention Peleg's brother Joktan and Joktan's thirteen sons. Then, repeating the first five names of lineal descent, and picking up the thread at Peleg, the list gives the remaining five to Abram. In the first half of this list, we have apparently the names of nine sons of Shem, but, as Genesis explains, really the names of five sons, and through Aram, the last of them, the names of four grandsons. Another grandson, through Arphaxad the third son, follows, and through this grandson two consecutive lineal descents bring us, in the name Peleg, half-way to Abram. It is here the lineal table pauses to give Joktan and his thirteen sons. The names then in this portion of the list are twenty-six in number. In the Authorized Version they correspond with those in Genesis, except that Meschech (וָמֶשֶׁך) here is called Mash (וָמַשׁ) there; Shelah here is spelled Salah there; and Ebal (עֵיבָל) here is written Obal (עובָל) there. The difference between the Hebrew texts justifies the first and last of these variations in the Authorized Version, but in all other respects those texts are in entire accord with one another, for this paragraph. The Septuagint gives very little of this portion of the list. It corresponds, whether with the Hebrew or the Authorized Version, only as far as to the name Arphaxad, after which it carries down the line at once to Abram by the remaining eight names as given in our twenty-fourth to twenty-seventh verses. Nor is it in agreement with its own version in Genesis, which has points of important variation with the Hebrew text also. It is then at this break of the list that, after the names of Joktan's sons, we have in Genesis these words, "And their dwelling was from Mesha, as thou goest unto Sephar a mount of the east. These are the sons of Shem, after their families, after their tongues, in their lauds, after their nations. These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations; and by these were the nations divided in the earth after the Flood." Upon this follows the account of Babel, in nine long verses, and then a chronological summary is furnished in lineal descent only from Shem to Abram. It is with the names in this chronological summary that those in this second part of our list (vers. 24-27) are found to agree. But any attempt at reproduction of the chronology found in Genesis is again absent here. At this point a significant stage of these genealogies is reached. The ever-broadening stream of population now narrows again. Two thousand years have flown by, then Abraham appears on the stream and tide of human life. Of that long period the life of Adam himself spanned nearly the half. So far we learn without partiality of all his descendants in common. But henceforth, the real, the distinct purpose of the genealogy becomes apparent, in that the line of the descendants of Abraham, and that by one family, alone is maintained, and proves to be a purpose leading by one long straight line to Christ himself. With Abraham "the covenant of innoceney," long forfeited in Adam, is superseded by the everlasting "covenant of grace," and we lose sight in some measure of Adam, the "common father of our flesh," to think of a happier parentage found in Abraham, the "common father of the faithful." <a href="/commentaries/1_chronicles/1-17.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>The sons בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son of Shem: שֵׁ֔ם (šêm) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8035.htm">Strong's 8035: </a> Shem -- 'name', oldest son of Noah Elam, עֵילָ֣ם (‘ê·lām) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5867.htm">Strong's 5867: </a> Elam -- a son of Shem, also his descendants and their country Asshur, וְאַשּׁ֔וּר (wə·’aš·šūr) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_804.htm">Strong's 804: </a> Ashshur Arphaxad, וְאַרְפַּכְשַׁ֖ד (wə·’ar·paḵ·šaḏ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_775.htm">Strong's 775: </a> Arpachshad -- third son of Shem, also the region settled by him Lud, and Aram. וְל֣וּד (wə·lūḏ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3865.htm">Strong's 3865: </a> Lud -- a son of Shem, also his descendants and their land The sons of Aram: וַאֲרָ֑ם (wa·’ă·rām) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_758.htm">Strong's 758: </a> Aram -- Syria Uz, וְע֥וּץ (wə·‘ūṣ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5780.htm">Strong's 5780: </a> Uz -- a son of Aram, also a son of Nahor, also an Edomite, also perhaps a district East of Palestine Hul, וְח֖וּל (wə·ḥūl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2343.htm">Strong's 2343: </a> Hul -- a son of Aram Gether, וְגֶ֥תֶר (wə·ḡe·ṯer) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1666.htm">Strong's 1666: </a> Gether -- a descendant of Shem and Meshech. וָמֶֽשֶׁךְ׃ (wā·me·šeḵ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4902.htm">Strong's 4902: </a> Meshech -- a son of Japheth, also his descendants and their land <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_chronicles/1-17.htm">1 Chronicles 1:17 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/1_chronicles/1-17.htm">1 Chronicles 1:17 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/1_chronicles/1-17.htm">1 Chronicles 1:17 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/1_chronicles/1-17.htm">1 Chronicles 1:17 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/1_chronicles/1-17.htm">1 Chronicles 1:17 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/1_chronicles/1-17.htm">1 Chronicles 1:17 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_chronicles/1-17.htm">1 Chronicles 1:17 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_chronicles/1-17.htm">1 Chronicles 1:17 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/1_chronicles/1-17.htm">1 Chronicles 1:17 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/1_chronicles/1-17.htm">1 Chronicles 1:17 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/1-17.htm">OT History: 1 Chronicles 1:17 The sons of Shem: Elam and Asshur (1 Chron. 1Ch iCh i Ch 1 chr 1chr)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_chronicles/1-16.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Chronicles 1:16"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Chronicles 1:16" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_chronicles/1-18.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Chronicles 1:18"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Chronicles 1:18" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>