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The children
ben (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
of Shem
Shem (shame)
name; Shem, a son of Noah (often includ. his posterity) -- Sem, Shem.
Elam
`Eylam (ay-lawm')
hidden, i.e. distant; Elam, a son of Shem and his descendants, with their country; also of six Israelites -- Elam.
and Asshur
'Ashshuwr (ash-shoor')
Ashshur, the second son of Shem; also his descendants and the country occupied by them (i.e. Assyria), its region and its empire
and Arphaxad
'Arpakshad (ar-pak-shad')
Arpakshad, a son of Noah; also the region settled by him -- Arphaxad.
and Lud
Luwd (lood)
Lud, the name of two nations -- Lud, Lydia.
and Aram
'Aram (arawm')
the highland; Aram or Syria, and its inhabitants; also the name of the son of Shem, a grandson of Nahor, and of an Israelite -- Aram, Mesopotamia, Syria, Syrians. |
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