Arpachshad

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Arpachshad, or Arphaxad (Hebrew: ארפּכשׁד, Arpaḫšad, Arabic: أرفخشذ Ārfakhshad; "healer, releaser") (1658 AM 2500 BC
1261 H
1659 AM
-2096 AM 2062 BC
1699 H
2097 AM
), is the third named son of Shem.

He was born in 1658 AM, two years after the global flood.[1] He had four known brothers, named Aram, Asshur, Elam, and Lud.

He lived for 35 yearswarning.pngUnsupported type "Calendar span" defined for property. , and had a son named Salah. He died 403 years later. His total lifespan was therefore 438 yearswarning.pngUnsupported type "Calendar span" defined for property. , less than half that of his grandfather Noah--an indication of the radical changes that the Global Flood wrought upon the earth.

References

  1. Genesis 11:12-13

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Age of parenthood warning.pngUnsupported type "Calendar span" defined for property.
Born 1659 AM  +
Brother of Aram  +, Asshur  +, Elam  +, and Lud  +
Died 2097 AM  +
Father of Salah  +
Life span warning.pngUnsupported type "Calendar span" defined for property.
Member of House of Shem  +
Name means healer, releaser  +
Son of Shem  +
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