Shem is known as the father of all of Eber. He had 5 sons, Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud and Aram.
Elam, the eldest son, fathered the race of Elamites. Asshur, fathered the Assyrians and listed as the first king of Assyria. Arphaxad, fathered the Chaldeans, who are now the Chaldean Catholics of Iraq.
Arphaxad 's grandson named Heber gave his name to the Hebrew race.
In the time of the great grandsons of Arphaxad, named Joktan and Peleg, the earth is divided.
Genesis 10: 30-31 "The region where they lived stretched from Mesha toward Sephar in the eastern hill country. These are the sons of Shem by their clans and languages, in their territories and nations."
It is the line of Shem who Abraham descends from, the one who God blesses and makes into a great nation blessing those who bless him and cursing those who curse him. Abraham obeyed God and left the land of Haran and went to Egypt. Abraham is credited with righteousness.
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