✡ ✝ ☪ Shem Also known as: Sam Born: 2448 BCE — scriptural Died: 1848 BCE (age 600) — scriptural, age 600 Era: pre-flood Shem Eldest son of Noah, ancestor of the Semitic peoples including the Hebrews and Arabs. Blessed by Noah after covering his father’s nakedness. The line to Abraham runs through him via Arphaxad.