Arpachshad

Arpachshad
Arpachshad, Son of Shem
Born	Ur, Sumer (present-day Southern Iraq)
Died	unknown
Children	Salah, and other sons and daughters
Parent	Shem

According to the Bible, Arpachshad or Arphaxad was the son of Shem, Noah's son. Arpachshad's son Salah was an ancestor of Abraham and Jesus. But Jews and Christians say that Arpachshad was not just the ancestor of the Babylonians and Sumerians, but also the Chinese and Japanese as well.

References

1. ↑ "ORIENTAL ORIGINS IN THE BIBLE". www.eifiles.cn. Archived from the original on 2009-04-22. Retrieved 2025-08-03.

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