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Want to know what the Bible says about Shem? Here are 11 Bible verses about Shem from the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, New International Version (NIV), sorted from the most relevant to the least relevant.

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Genesis 5:32 NIV
After Noah was 500 years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham and Japheth.
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Genesis 6:10 NIV
Noah had three sons: Shem, Ham and Japheth.
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Genesis 7:13 NIV
On that very day Noah and his sons, Shem, Ham and Japheth, together with his wife and the wives of his three sons, entered the ark.
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Genesis 9:18 NIV
The sons of Noah who came out of the ark were Shem, Ham and Japheth. (Ham was the father of Canaan.)
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1 Chronicles 1:4 NIV
The sons of Noah: Shem, Ham and Japheth.
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Genesis 9:23-27 NIV
23 But Shem and Japheth took a garment and laid it across their shoulders; then they walked in backward and covered their father’s naked body. Their faces were turned the other way so that they would not see their father naked.
24 When Noah awoke from his wine and found out what his youngest son had done to him, 25 he said,
“Cursed be Canaan!
    The lowest of slaves
    will he be to his brothers.
26 He also said,
“Praise be to the Lord, the God of Shem!
    May Canaan be the slave of Shem.
27 May God extend Japheth’s territory;
    may Japheth live in the tents of Shem,
    and may Canaan be the slave of Japheth.”
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Genesis 10:1 NIV
This is the account of Shem, Ham and Japheth, Noah’s sons, who themselves had sons after the flood.
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Genesis 10:21-31 NIV
21 Sons were also born to Shem, whose older brother was Japheth; Shem was the ancestor of all the sons of Eber.
22 The sons of Shem:Elam, Ashur, Arphaxad, Lud and Aram.
23 The sons of Aram:Uz, Hul, Gether and Meshek.
24 Arphaxad was the father of Shelah,and Shelah the father of Eber.
25 Two sons were born to Eber:One was named Peleg, because in his time the earth was divided; his brother was named Joktan.
26 Joktan was the father ofAlmodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, 27 Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, 28 Obal, Abimael, Sheba, 29 Ophir, Havilah and Jobab. All these were sons of Joktan.
30 The region where they lived stretched from Mesha toward Sephar, in the eastern hill country.
31 These are the sons of Shem by their clans and languages, in their territories and nations.
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Genesis 11:10-29 NIV
10 This is the account of Shem’s family line.
Two years after the flood, when Shem was 100 years old, he became the father of Arphaxad. 11 And after he became the father of Arphaxad, Shem lived 500 years and had other sons and daughters.
12 When Arphaxad had lived 35 years, he became the father of Shelah. 13 And after he became the father of Shelah, Arphaxad lived 403 years and had other sons and daughters.
14 When Shelah had lived 30 years, he became the father of Eber. 15 And after he became the father of Eber, Shelah lived 403 years and had other sons and daughters.
16 When Eber had lived 34 years, he became the father of Peleg. 17 And after he became the father of Peleg, Eber lived 430 years and had other sons and daughters.
18 When Peleg had lived 30 years, he became the father of Reu. 19 And after he became the father of Reu, Peleg lived 209 years and had other sons and daughters.
20 When Reu had lived 32 years, he became the father of Serug. 21 And after he became the father of Serug, Reu lived 207 years and had other sons and daughters.
22 When Serug had lived 30 years, he became the father of Nahor. 23 And after he became the father of Nahor, Serug lived 200 years and had other sons and daughters.
24 When Nahor had lived 29 years, he became the father of Terah. 25 And after he became the father of Terah, Nahor lived 119 years and had other sons and daughters.
26 After Terah had lived 70 years, he became the father of Abram, Nahor and Haran.
27 This is the account of Terah’s family line.
Terah became the father of Abram, Nahor and Haran. And Haran became the father of Lot. 28 While his father Terah was still alive, Haran died in Ur of the Chaldeans, in the land of his birth. 29 Abram and Nahor both married. The name of Abram’s wife was Sarai, and the name of Nahor’s wife was Milkah; she was the daughter of Haran, the father of both Milkah and Iskah.
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1 Chronicles 1:17-54 NIV
17 The sons of Shem:Elam, Ashur, Arphaxad, Lud and Aram.The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether and Meshek.
18 Arphaxad was the father of Shelah,and Shelah the father of Eber.
19 Two sons were born to Eber:One was named Peleg, because in his time the earth was divided; his brother was named Joktan.
20 Joktan was the father ofAlmodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, 21 Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, 22 Obal, Abimael, Sheba, 23 Ophir, Havilah and Jobab. All these were sons of Joktan.
24 Shem, Arphaxad, Shelah,
25 Eber, Peleg, Reu,
26 Serug, Nahor, Terah
27 and Abram (that is, Abraham).
28 The sons of Abraham:Isaac and Ishmael.
29 These were their descendants:Nebaioth the firstborn of Ishmael, Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, 30 Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema, 31 Jetur, Naphish and Kedemah. These were the sons of Ishmael.
32 The sons born to Keturah, Abraham’s concubine: Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak and Shuah.The sons of Jokshan:Sheba and Dedan.
33 The sons of Midian:Ephah, Epher, Hanok, Abida and Eldaah.All these were descendants of Keturah.
34 Abraham was the father of Isaac. The sons of Isaac:Esau and Israel.
35 The sons of Esau: Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam and Korah.
36 The sons of Eliphaz:Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam and Kenaz;by Timna: Amalek.
37 The sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah and Mizzah.
38 The sons of Seir:Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer and Dishan.
39 The sons of Lotan:Hori and Homam. Timna was Lotan’s sister.
40 The sons of Shobal:Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho and Onam.The sons of Zibeon:Aiah and Anah.
41 The son of Anah:Dishon.The sons of Dishon:Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran and Keran.
42 The sons of Ezer:Bilhan, Zaavan and Akan. The sons of Dishan :Uz and Aran.
43 These were the kings who reigned in Edom before any Israelite king reigned:Bela son of Beor, whose city was named Dinhabah.
44 When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah succeeded him as king.
45 When Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites succeeded him as king.
46 When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad, who defeated Midian in the country of Moab, succeeded him as king. His city was named Avith.
47 When Hadad died, Samlah from Masrekah succeeded him as king.
48 When Samlah died, Shaul from Rehoboth on the river succeeded him as king.
49 When Shaul died, Baal-Hanan son of Akbor succeeded him as king.
50 When Baal-Hanan died, Hadad succeeded him as king. His city was named Pau, and his wife’s name was Mehetabel daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-Zahab. 51 Hadad also died.
The chiefs of Edom were:Timna, Alvah, Jetheth, 52 Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon, 53 Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar, 54 Magdiel and Iram. These were the chiefs of Edom.
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Luke 3:36 NIV
the son of Cainan,the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem,the son of Noah, the son of Lamech,
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