2366/2365 BC
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Shem
life, dates, and events
This record brings together the lifespan, dates, Scripture, and every dated event assigned to Shem.
Life record
Birth, lifespan, and death
Creation years 1558–2158
Genesis 11:10–11 · 1766/1765 BC
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Look up Shem in the study works
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Public-domain referenceEaston’s Bible Dictionary
Dictionary and historical background
Find Shem →Public-domain referenceSmith’s Bible DictionaryPeople, places, customs, and history
Find Shem →Public-domain referenceHitchcock’s Bible NamesThe name and its traditional meaning
Find Shem →Public-domain referenceNave’s Topical BibleRelated KJV passages arranged by subject
Find Shem →Public-domain referenceTorrey’s Topical TextbookRelated biblical subjects and references
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Events involving Shem
Creation year 15582366/2365 BC
Shem is born
Shem was 100 when Arphaxad was born two years after the Flood. With Arphaxad in year 1658, Shem’s birth falls in year 1558.
Genesis 11:10 · KJV
“These are the generations of Shem: Shem was an hundred years old, and begat Arphaxad two years after the flood:”
Jasher 5:17–18
Open Creation year 1558 in the Original Timeline →Naamah conceived and bare a son, and he called his name Japheth; and she conceived again and bare a son, and he called his name Shem. And Noah was five hundred and two years old when Naamah bare Shem.
Read these verses in our Jasher reader →Creation year 21581766/1765 BC
Shem dies
Shem’s 600-year lifespan from year 1558 ends in year 2158.
Genesis 11:10–11 · KJV
“Shem was an hundred years old, and begat Arphaxad two years after the flood: And Shem lived after he begat Arphaxad five hundred years.”
Jasher 30:1
Open Creation year 2158 in the Original Timeline →Shem the son of Noah died in that year, in the one hundred and tenth year of the life of Isaac.
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