Arphaxad
2345–1907 BC, 438 years traditional (Jones)
Son of Shem, born the year after the Deluge. He died at the age of 438 years (Gen. 11:10-13; 1 Chr. 1:17, 18; Luke 3:36).
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).
- The 12th generation from Adam, counting Adam as the first.
- Born in the era of the Flood to Abraham, 2348–1997 BC.
- Alive at the same time as Salah for 403 years, Eber for 373 years, Noah for 348 years, Peleg for 239 years, Reu for 239 years, Serug for 230 years, Terah for 205 years, and Nahor for 148 years.
- Named in the same verses as Shem, Salah, Aram, Asshur, Eber, Elam, Lud, and Cainan.
Computed from the data. Years are traditional (Jones).
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Stories
4 events in which Arphaxad takes part, in order of the traditional chronology. Years are traditional (Jones).
- 2345 BCBirth of ArphaxadGen 11:10
- 2345 BCLifetime of ArphaxadGen 11:12-13
- 2310 BCBirth of SalahGen 11:12
- 1907 BCDeath of ArphaxadGen 11:13
Timeline
The strip runs from Creation to AD 100; the shaded part, 2455–1797 BC, is drawn below at a larger scale around this life, with 6 contemporaries. Years are traditional (Jones), shown as recorded, not as settled fact.
Mentions
10 tagged verses in 3 books. Select a book to read its verses.
The name in each translation
| Text | Occurrences of each name |
|---|---|
| BSB | Arphaxad 10 |
| KJV | Arphaxad 10 |
| ASV | Arphaxad 1 |
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Every verse
All 10 tagged verses, by book, in canonical order. The Berean Standard Bible is shown; switch to the King James or American Standard Version.
Genesis6 verses
- 10:22
The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.
- 10:24
Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah was the father of Eber.
- 11:10
This is the account of Shem. Two years after the flood, when Shem was 100 years old, he became the father of Arphaxad.
- 11:11
And after he had become the father of Arphaxad, Shem lived 500 years and had other sons and daughters.
- 11:12
When Arphaxad was 35 years old, he became the father of Shelah.
- 11:13
And after he had become the father of Shelah, Arphaxad lived 403 years and had other sons and daughters.
1 Chronicles3 verses
Luke1 verse
- 3:36
the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech,
Easton’s Bible Dictionary
The full entry, public domain, as printed in 1897.
Son of Shem, born the year after the Deluge. He died at the age of 438 years (Gen. 11:10-13; 1 Chr. 1:17, 18; Luke 3:36). He dwelt in Mesopotamia, and became, according to the Jewish historian Josephus, the progenitor of the Chaldeans. The tendency is to recognize in the word the name of the country nearest the ancient domain of the Chaldeans. Some regard the word as an Egypticized form of the territorial name of Ur Kasdim, or Ur of the Chaldees.