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• Shem, Ham, and Japheth

  Shem, Ham, and Japheth were the three sons of Noah. After surviving the Flood, they are presented in Genesis 10 as the ancestors of many nations. The line of Shem leads to Abraham.

• Shemaiah

  Shemaiah was a prophet in the time of Rehoboam, the first king of the southern kingdom of Judah. He delivered the word that prevented war with the northern tribes, and when Shishak king of Egypt invaded, he brought God's warning to the leaders of Judah.

• Shemeber

  Shemeber was the king of Zeboiim mentioned in Genesis 14. In the time of Abraham, he was one of five kings in the region of Canaan who fought against a coalition of four kings led by Chedorlaomer.

• Beth-shemesh

  Beth-shemesh, meaning "house of the sun," is an Old Testament place name. It refers chiefly to a priestly city on the western border of Judah. It was the first place the ark of the covenant reached when the Philistines sent it back, and it was also where Amaziah, king of Judah, was defeated by the northern kingdom of Israel.

• Year of Release

  The year of release is an institution prescribed in Deuteronomy 15 under which, every seventh year, Israelites were to release debts owed to them by fellow Israelites.

• Deuteronomy 6:4–5

  Known as the Shema, this passage begins, "Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD." It is the central confession of faith in Judaism and was cited by Jesus as the greatest commandment. It also serves as the starting point for discussions of the relationship between monotheism and the doctrine of the Trinity.

• Arphaxad

  Arphaxad was the son of Shem, the son of Noah. In the genealogies of Genesis he is one link in the line running from Shem to Abraham, and his name also appears in the genealogy of Jesus in the Gospel of Luke.

• Exodus

  Exodus is the second book of the Old Testament. It recounts how the people of Israel escaped bondage in Egypt, entered into a covenant with God at Mount Sinai, and erected the tabernacle.

• Urijah (prophet)

  Urijah, the son of Shemaiah of Kirjath-jearim, was a prophet in the reign of King Jehoiakim of Judah. He prophesied judgment in the same terms as Jeremiah and fled to Egypt, but he was brought back and put to death by the king's sword. He appears only in Jeremiah 26.

• Samuel

  Samuel, who appears in 1 Samuel, was the last judge of Israel and a prophet. Born in answer to Hannah's prayer and raised under the priest Eli, he anointed Saul and David and ushered in the era of the monarchy.

• Deuteronomy 11:13–21

  Moses' exhortation promising timely rain and abundant harvests for obedience and warning of drought and destruction for serving other gods. It urges Israel to lay God's words on the heart and body, in the home, and in the teaching of children. It is the second section of the Jewish Shema and is often cited in discussions of faith formation and of the relationship between obedience and blessing.

• Sabbatical Year (Old Testament)

  The sabbatical year was an institution of Old Testament law under which the land was to rest every seventh year and debts owed by fellow Israelites were to be released. It appears in Leviticus 25, Exodus 23, and Deuteronomy 15.

• Eber

  Eber is a descendant of Noah who appears in the genealogy of Shem in Genesis. He is the son of Salah and the father of Peleg and Joktan. His name is commonly associated with the origin of the word "Hebrew."

• Peleg

  Peleg is a son of Eber in the genealogy of Shem in Genesis. His name is accompanied by the explanation that "in his days was the earth divided," and he belongs to the line that runs through Abraham to the genealogy of Jesus in the Gospel of Luke.

• Shelah (Biblical Figure)

  Shelah is a descendant of Shem who appears in the genealogies of Genesis. He was the son of Arphaxad and the father of Eber, and he forms one link in the line running from Noah to Abraham.

• Serug

  Serug is a figure in the genealogy of Shem in Genesis 11. He was the son of Reu, the father of Nahor, and the great-grandfather of Abraham. His name also appears in the genealogy of Jesus in the Gospel of Luke.

• Reu

  Reu is a figure in the genealogy of Shem in Genesis 11. He was the son of Peleg, the father of Serug, and the great-great-grandfather of Abraham. In the New Testament, his name appears in Luke's genealogy of Jesus.

• Table of Nations

  The Table of Nations is the list of the descendants of Noah's three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth, recorded in Genesis 10. Arranged in genealogical form, the passage describes how the various peoples spread across the earth after the Flood.

• Joktan

  Joktan was a son of Eber, a descendant of Shem, and the younger brother of Peleg. He appears with his thirteen sons in the Table of Nations in Genesis 10 and is commonly regarded as the ancestor of various tribes of southern Arabia.

• Table of Nations

  The Table of Nations is the genealogy of the descendants of Noah's three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth, recorded in Genesis 10. It traces how humanity divided and spread into many peoples and nations after the Flood. It is also called the List of Nations.