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Arpachshad
Arfaxat la ארפכשד he
Biblical figure, son of Shem, grandson of Noah, ancestor of Abraham
- Child of Shem
- Traditionally 2103 BCE – 1665 BCE
Overview
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Family tree
As the myths and records give it. Versions differ from source to source.
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The family as a list · 7
Kinship in an account 7
- child of (child) Shem Biblical figure, son of Noah, ancestor of the Semites
- parent of (father) Cainan Biblical figure omitted from the Masoretic genealogies
- parent of (father) Salah ancestor of Abraham according to Genesis in Hebrew Bible, son of Arpachshad or Cainan
- sibling of Aram biblical figure (Genesis 10)
- sibling of Ashur son of Shem, the second son of Shem, son of Noah, ancestor of the Assyrians in Iraq and Syria
- sibling of Elam Biblical character, son of Shem
- sibling of Lud biblical character
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