\nI've made this summary of Shem's lineage from Genesis 11:\n<\/p>\n
\nI
\nbelieve the Biblical geneology in this chapter to be as plain as that of
\nGenesis 5. Nothing complex like that of Matthew 1 & Luke 3. If one
\ncould be stated to live hundreds of years, there's no need to suggest
\nthere are missing generations not mentioned in between as some would
\nlike to imagine. Just as the fact that if numbers like 403 is mentioned,
\nI see no reason to feel there's any rounding of number used in the
\naccount of any of their ages. \n<\/p>\n
\n(From Genesis 17, we know that Abraham begat Isaac at age 100 years)\n<\/p>\n
\nShem Begat Arphaxad at 100. He lived 500 more years.\n<\/p>\n
\nArphaxad begat Salah at 35. Lived 403 more.\n<\/p>\n
\nSalah begat Eber at 30. Lived 403 more.\n<\/p>\n
\nEber begat Peleg at 34. Lived 430 more.\n<\/p>\n
\nPeleg begat Reu at 30. Lived 209 more.\n<\/p>\n
\nReu begat Serug at 32. Lived 207 more.\n<\/p>\n
\nSerug begat Nahor at 30. Lived 200 more.\n<\/p>\n
\nNahor begat Terah at 29. Lived 119 more.\n<\/p>\n
\nTerah
\nbegat sons at 70 (Abraham at 130, for calculating his death and Abram's
\ndepature at 75 in Gen. 12 and Stephen's account in Acts 7, thus putting
\nAbram not the first but perhaps the last, as agreed by Albert Barnes
\nand Matthew Henry but ignored by Keil & Delitzsch). He died at age
\n205.\n<\/p>\n
\nAbraham begat Isaac at 100. Died at 175. This makes Shem 490 when Isaac was born, 110 years before his death at 600.\n<\/p>\n
\nOf
\ncourse, according to the Targums (Jonathan & Jerusalem), thanks to
\nJohn Gill's note, the Jews believe that Isaac went to the "School of
\nShem" in Genesis 24:62.\n<\/p>\n
\nI reserve my opinion here. But beyond the
\nfact that Shem was still alive, I can only find it interesting if Shem,
\nIsaac's great great great....grandfather, had talked with Isaac. From
\nhere to anything more creative, is beyond what is given.\n<\/p>\n
\nOf
\ncourse, I would also like to note that it is interesting how most would
\nbear children at around age 30. Except Shem, Terah and Abram. While it
\ncould be possible Terah had children before the 3 brothers, I doubt it.
\nAnd Abram couldn't have children with Sara for she was barren until 90.\n<\/p>\n
\nSo,
\non a different topic, I do wander, since Genesis 5 accounts for much
\nolder age to have children (I believe most were first born), if there is
\na gap of an ideal age to bear children? If such gap was real, did the
\nancients practise such out of wisdom? or something else? Granted, the
\nshorter men's lifespan becomes, the earlier they begat offsprings. But
\nwhat would stop the ancients from having their youngs earlier? I doubt
\nthat biological maturity is the issue here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I've made this summary of Shem's lineage from Genesis 11: I believe the Biblical geneology in this chapter to be as plain as that of Genesis 5. Nothing complex like that of Matthew 1 & Luke 3. If one could … Continue reading