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Arphaxad in the Bible.

Son of Shem, born the year after the Deluge. He lived about 2346–1908 BC, by Ussher’s count. The King James Version names Arphaxad in 10 verses, from Genesis 10:22 to Luke 3:36.

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Who Arphaxad was.

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.

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

All 10 verses that name Arphaxad.

Genesis 6

  • Genesis 10:22The children of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram.
  • Genesis 10:24And Arphaxad begat Salah; and Salah begat Eber.
  • Genesis 11:10These are the generations of Shem: Shem was an hundred years old, and begat Arphaxad two years after the flood:
  • Genesis 11:11And Shem lived after he begat Arphaxad five hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.
  • Genesis 11:12And Arphaxad lived five and thirty years, and begat Salah:
  • Genesis 11:13And Arphaxad lived after he begat Salah four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.

1 Chronicles 3

Luke 1

  • Luke 3:36Which was the son of Cainan, which was the son of Arphaxad, which was the son of Sem, which was the son of Noe, which was the son of Lamech,

Questions about Arphaxad.

Who was Arphaxad in the Bible?

Son of Shem, born the year after the Deluge. The King James Version names Arphaxad in 10 verses, from Genesis 10:22 to Luke 3:36.

Who was Arphaxad’s father?

Shem.

Who was Arphaxad’s child?

BibleLectio’s family tree lists Cainan.

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