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Also known as Arphaxad, Arphacsad

Arpachshad ( – ʾArpaḵšaḏ, in pausa  – ʾArpaḵšāḏ; – Arphaxád), alternatively spelled Arphaxad or Arphacsad, was one of the five sons of Shem, the son of Noah (Genesis 10:22, 24; 11:10-13; 1 Chron. 1:17-18). His brothers were Elam, Asshur, Lud and Aram; he is an ancestor of Abraham. He is said by Gen. 11:10 to have been born two years after the Flood, when Shem was 100.

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Arpachshad
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Person.caption
Arpachshad, son of Shem
Person.birth_place
Ur, Sumer(present-day southern Iraq)
Person.death_date
(aged 438)
Person.parents
Shem
Person.children
Selah, and other sons and daughters

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date of birth
2334-00-00
date of death
1896-00-00
name in native language
אַרְפַּכְשַׁד‎, ʾArpaḵšaḏ
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Arpachshad ( – ʾArpaḵšaḏ, in pausa  – ʾArpaḵšāḏ; – Arphaxád), alternatively spelled Arphaxad or Arphacsad, was one of the five sons of Shem, the son of Noah (Genesis 10:22, 24; 11:10-13; 1 Chron. 1:17-18). His brothers were Elam, Asshur, Lud and Aram; he is an ancestor of Abraham. He is said by Gen. 11:10 to have been born two years after the Flood, when Shem was 100.

His name also appears in later books, including the Gospel of Luke in the New Testament.

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