Arpachshad
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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.
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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- Image
- Arphaxad.jpg
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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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- Ostašov
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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.