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20 All these people were descendants of Ham. They are arranged by families, languages, countries, and nations.

Shem’s Descendants

21 Shem was Japheth’s older brother. One of Shem’s descendants was Eber, the father of all the Hebrew people.[a]

22 Shem’s sons were Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.

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  1. Genesis 10:21 One … Hebrew people Literally, “To Shem was born the father of Eber’s sons.”

20 These are the sons of Ham by their clans and languages, in their territories and nations.

The Semites(A)

21 Sons were also born to Shem, whose older brother was[a] Japheth; Shem was the ancestor of all the sons of Eber.(B)

22 The sons of Shem:

Elam,(C) Ashur,(D) Arphaxad,(E) Lud and Aram.(F)

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  1. Genesis 10:21 Or Shem, the older brother of