Bible Trivia - 9/3/2008

Question: Who are the only two brothers of Shem named in the Bible?

Answer: Ham and Japheth. (Genesis 10:1)

Comments: Shem, Ham, and Japeth are the three sons of Noah who survived the Biblical flood. Genesis 10, generally known as the “Table of Nations”, depicts how the nations derived from these three figures. Shem is the eponymous ancestor of all Semitic peoples, including the Jews.

Now these are the records of the generations of Shem, Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah; and sons were born to them after the flood. (Genesis 10:1, NASB)

Note: This is picture of Shemp Howard of The Three Stooges. Like Shemp, Shem was the oldest member of a landmark trio.