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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.

Key facts

Person.name
Arpachshad
Person.image
Arphaxad.jpg
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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Wikidata facts

Gender
male
Place of birth
Ur
Child
Salah
Father
Shem
Sibling
Aram
Image
Arphaxad.jpg
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present in work
Genesis 10
date of birth
2334-00-00
date of death
1896-00-00
name in native language
אַרְפַּכְשַׁד‎, ʾArpaḵšaḏ
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Encyclopedic overview

4 sections
Contents
  • Biblical accounts
  • Identifications
  • Another Arpaxad
  • References

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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Arpachshad” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.