Son of Shem, born the year after the Deluge . He died at the age of 438 years (Gen. 11:10-13 ; 1 Chr. 1:17, 18; Luke 3:36). He dwelt in Mesopotamia, and became, according to the Jewish historian Josephus, the progenitor of the Chaldeans. The
tendency is to recognize in the word the name of the country nearest the ancient domain of the Chaldeans. Some regard the word as an Egypticized form of the territorial name of Ur Kasdim, or Ur of the Chaldees.
Father: *Shem Ben Noah b: ABT 2454 BC
Mother: *Sedeqetelebab Bint Eliakim
Marriage 1 *Rasueja
Children
*Shelah Ben Arphaxad b: ABT 2307 BC in Jerusalem
*Cainan Ben Aphaxad
*Kesed Ben Arphaxad