Arpachshad אַרְפַּכְשַׁד
Son of Shem, ancestor of Abraham
Biography
Arpachshad, also spelled Arphaxad, was a son of Shem and grandson of Noah. He was born two years after the flood, when Shem was 100 years old. At age 35, Arpachshad became the father of Shelah. He lived 403 years after Shelah's birth and had other sons and daughters. Arpachshad was an ancestor of Abraham and is listed in both the genealogies in Genesis and in Jesus' genealogy in Luke 3. His name is of uncertain meaning but may be related to the region of Arrapḫa in Assyria.
Family
Parents
Siblings
- Asshur Early PatriarchSon of ShemSon of Shem; father of the AssyriansView full profile →
- Elam Tribe of LeviSon of MeshelemiahA temple gatekeeper during David's reignView full profile →
- Lud Early PatriarchSon of ShemSon of Shem; progenitor of the LydiansView full profile →
- Aram Early PatriarchSon of ShemSon of Shem, ancestor of the ArameansView full profile →
In Scripture
3 biblical books ; 2 with study contentGenesis 5 verses
- Genesis 10:22
"The sons of Shem were: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram."
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"Arpachshad became the father of Shelah. Shelah became the father of Eber."
Study Genesis → - Genesis 11:10
"This is the history of the generations of Shem: Shem was one hundred years old when he became the father of Arpachshad two years after the flood."
Study Genesis → - Genesis 11:11
"Shem lived five hundred years after he became the father of Arpachshad, and became the father of more sons and daughters."
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"Arpachshad lived thirty-five years and became the father of Shelah."
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1 Chronicles 3 verses
- 1 Chronicles 1:17
"The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, Aram, Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech."
- 1 Chronicles 1:18
"Arpachshad became the father of Shelah, and Shelah became the father of Eber."
- 1 Chronicles 1:24
"Shem, Arpachshad, Shelah,"
Luke 1 verse
- Luke 3:36
"the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech,"
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Names & Aliases
| Form | Language | Script | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|
| Named | Hebrew | אַרְפַּכְשַׁד | H0775 |
| Greek | Greek | Ἀρφαξάδ | G0742 |
Arpachshad
lly subjugated by Tiglath-pileser III in 740 BC, after a siege of two years. It is now the ruin Tell Erfad, 1