Shem

:''Sem redirects here. See #Disambiguation'' Shem (שֵׁם "Name; renown; prosperity", Standard Hebrew Šem, Tiberian Hebrew Šēm; Greek language Σημ, Sēm) was one of the sons of Noah in the Bible. He is most popularly regarded as the eldest son, though some traditions regard him as the second son. He is mentioned in Genesis 5:32, 6:10; 7:13; 9:18,23,26-27; 10; 11:10; also in 1 Chronicles 1:4. Since Jews are supposed to derive their origins from Shem, the name Semitic has been used to refer to them. The Children of Shem were Elam, Asshur, Aram, Arpachshad and Lud son of Shem, in addition to daughters. In Christianity New Testament, Jesus is listed as having descended from Shem in an unbroken line through Abraham and David. Terms like "Shemites" and "sons" of an eponymous "father" in general, are not supported outside of religious studies by modern historical scholarship. In the Ancient Near East (and in the Aegean), the earliest attempts at arriving at an ethnology that would explain the contemporary sense that there were relative similarities and differences among neighboring or distant tribes, was expressed in terms of genealogy;an approach reflected in terms like "Semite" and "Hamite". Neither "Semite" nor "Hamite" are broadly used now, and are sometimes perceived as offensive, because of their 'racial' connotations. However, the adjectival forms "Semitic" and "Hamitic," are more accepted, though the vague term 'Hamitic' dropped out of mainstream academic use in the sixties. "Semitic" remains an indispensable technical term for, in particular, the Semitic languages, as subset of the Afro-Asiatic languages, which show the common linguistic heritage of Hebrew language, Arabic language, Aramaic language, Phoenician language, Akkadian language, and Ethiopic languages languages. Semitic is also used in the fixed phrase "anti-Semitic" to refer to racial, ethic or cultural prejudice towards Jews, and sometimes more generally including Arabs. ==See also== *Sons of Noah *Subarians == Disambiguation == * Sem, France * Scanning electron microscope (SEM)'' Torah people

Shem

''The Messiah is descended from Shem in an unbroken line.'' This is a very odd statement to be made baldly in an encyclopedia, without any cultural or historical context. Genealogy of the Messiah is a concept that developed somewhere, was expressed in some literature, was important to someone. Even a link to an entry like the Tree of Jesse or something would help. Qumran? I'm at a loss... User:Wetman 19:46, 18 Mar 2004 (UTC) @ Mustafaa, I know they still talk about the North-East Afroasiatic languages as Semitic, but I suppose my colleagues must be talking about "The Semite" only after I leave the room then. :-) User:Zestauferov 11:43, 22 Apr 2004 (UTC) :Fair point! I'll change it to reflect that... User:Mustafaa 17:03, 22 Apr 2004 (UTC) == descended from Shem in straight line? == Jesus was born of a virgin,remember? Joseph was not Jesus's blood father, there is no bloodline from Adam to Jesus, unless Mary herself somehow was descended in a direct line from Shem - which doesn't seem to be mentioned in the bible. Just a thought.

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Shemu'el
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Shemya
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