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Shem
"Name; renown; fame"
Genesis 5:32
Who they were
Noah's eldest son, ancestor of the Semitic peoples. His name simply means 'name' — as though naming itself begins with him.
Themes
heritagenamingfameancestry
Read their story
Shem's story begins in Genesis.
The full passage is at Genesis 5:32. Any modern translation will do — the NLT and NIV are the most readable; the ESV and NKJV stay close to the wording the church has used for centuries.
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