The third son of Sem. From Arphaxad in a direct line proceeded Heber, Abraham, Jacob, and consequently all the people of Israel (Genesis 10). Following the Vulgate, Arphaxad was 35 when his son Sale was born, and lived 303 years after that (Genesis 11).
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