שם was born in 1558. שם's father was נח and his mother was Nahamah bint Rake'el. His paternal grandparents were למך and Betenos bint Baraki'il; his maternal grandfather was Rake'el ben Mathusala. He was the second of three children. He had two brothers named יפת and חם. He died, at the age of 600, in 2158.
General Notes
Luke 2:36 Jesus' lineage:...Which was the son of Cainan, which was the son ofArph axad, which was the son of Sem, which was the son of Noe, which was the sonof Lamech,