Salah or Sala (Luke 3:35 KJV) is the only son of Arphaxad mentioned in the Bible (Genesis 11:13 KJV). Salah may mean send out, branch or javelin. He was born when Arphaxad was thirty five years old (Genesis 11:12 KJV).
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Salah begat Eber when he was thirty years old and begat other sons and daughters. He lived four hundred and three years after he begat Eber (Genesis 11:14-15 KJV).
Arphaxad is one of the sons of Shem and grandson of Noah (Genesis 10:22 KJV). He was born when Shem was a hundred years old or two years after the flood (Genesis 11:10 KJV). Given this case, we can assume that Shem was born 2 years after Noah reached five hundred years old which was 2446 BC. Provided this information, Arphaxad’s birth on the Biblical Timeline is 2346 BC.
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Arphaxad was said to the forefather of the Chaldeans.
The name Arphaxad means “stronghold of Chaldees” from Hebrew origin. It is said that Arphaxad dwelt in Mesopotamia and is the forefather of Chaldeans.
Arphaxad lived for thirty-five years and begat Salah (Genesis 11:12 KJV). After Salah was born, he lived another four hundred and three years and begat other sons and daughters before he finally rested (Genesis 11:13 KJV). Arphaxad lived a total of four hundred thirty-eight years. This would be from 2346 BC to 1908 BC on the Biblical Timeline.
Genesis 6:1-7 tells us why God decided to destroy all creation with the flood. The Bible reads “And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually” (Genesis 6:6 KJV). Man’s “wickedness” was not profoundly explained in the Bible. However, we can generalize that sin was rampant during those days. One of man’s wickedness described was the unholy union of sons of God and daughters of men. It is believed that the “sons of God” and the “daughters of men” are referring to the descendants of Seth and Cain respectively. We can also assume that man had forgotten to burn offerings unto the Lord since burnt offerings were done during the time of Adam and after the flood. Nevertheless, God repented creating man on the earth.
However, Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord (Genesis 6:8 KJV). God warned Noah about the destruction coming and commanded Noah to build an ark giving specific details (Genesis 6:14-16 KJV):
Material :
Gopher wood
Size :
Length – 300 cubits
Width – 50 cubits
Height – 30 cubits
Design :
One window
One door
Three stories
Separate rooms
Noah made the ark just like God described it. God then commanded Noah to gather one pair of every kind of creature and keep them alive. Also, he was to gather seven pairs of clean beasts.
Genesis 7 describes how the flood took place. It was in the six-hundredth years of Noah’s life when the flood finally came. Seven days prior, God commanded Noah to get inside the ark together with his wife, sons, sons’ wives, and all the creatures God commanded Noah to gather. On the seventeenth day of the second month of the six-hundredth year of Noah’s life (2348 BC on the Bible Timeline Chart), the rain poured and the windows of heaven were opened (Genesis 7:11 KJV). The rain continued pouring over the earth for forty days and forty nights. And this killed all creatures, not on the ark.
The flood lasted for one hundred and fifty days (Genesis 7:24 KJV). On the seventeenth day of the seventh month of the six-hundredth year of Noah’s existence, the ark rested on the mountains of Ararat. The waters continually subsided until the tenth month (Genesis 8:4-5 KJV).
On the six hundredth and first year of Noah’s existence, on the first day of the first month, the covering of the ark was removed and Noah saw that the face of the ground was dry (Genesis 8:13 KJV). On the twenty-seventh day of the second month of that same year, God spoke to Noah and commanded him, his wife, his sons, his sons’ wives and all other creatures to be fruitful so that the earth would be filled again (Genesis 8:14-19 KJV).
Noah then built an altar unto the Lord and took all the clean beasts and fowls and gave burnt offerings unto the Lord. God smelled the sweet savour and said in His heart that never again would he curse the earth for man’s sake. In Genesis 9:8-11 God said to Noah and his sons, “And I, behold, I establish my covenant with you, and with your seed after you, and every living creature that is with you… neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth.” As a token of that covenant, a rainbow would be present after it rains to remind God of his everlasting covenant (Genesis 9:12-17 KJV).
He was one of the eight people who boarded the ark and survived the great flood (Genesis 7:13 KJV). It is believed that the name Japheth means “wide spreading” or “enlargement.” This may also explain why Noah said that “God shall enlarge Japheth” (Genesis 9:27 KJV). Japheth is the father of Gome, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Mesech, and Tiras. The number of years Japheth lived is uncertain. However, according to the Timeline of the Bible, Japheth was born around 2450 BC.
Japheth, after the flood
During the event of Noah’s drunkenness, Japheth and his brother, Shem took a garment with them and covered their father’s nakedness (Genesis 9:23 KJV). When Noah was sober, he pronounced a blessing to both Japheth and Shem, and cursed Canaan, youngest son of Ham.
Ham, brother of Shem and Japeth, was born when Noah was five hundred years old (Genesis 5:32 KJV). He is also one of those who survived the great flood since he was in the ark with his father. The Biblical Timeline charts Ham’s birth in 2450 BC, when Noah, his father was five hundred years old. The Bible doesn’t say the total number of years of Ham’s existence. The name Ham in Hebrew origin means “warm” or “hot”. In Egypt, Ham means “black”. We have also considered the Egyptian meaning of Ham since Egypt is Mizraim in the Bible and Mizraim is Ham’s son. Ham is the father of Cush, Mizraim, Phut, and Canaan, whom Noah cursed after Ham did not aid his father when he was drunk and naked (Genesis 9:22 KJV).
Ham, After the flood
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After the flood, Noah planted a vineyard and drank from its wine. Noah got drunk and was naked in his tent. Ham witnessed his father nakedness and told his brother about it. Shem and Japheth walked backwards to their father and covered him. Noah woke up from his drunkenness and knew about what happened. Noah cursed Ham’s youngest son for Ham did not do anything to aid his father.
Shem or Sem (Luke 3:36 KJV) is one of Noah‘s sons (Genesis 5:32 KJV). From the Hebrew origin, it is believed that the name Shem also means “name”. He is considered to be the eldest since he is always first Whenever the Bible mentions the names of sons the Sons of Noah.
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Shem is the ancestor or Abram or Abraham. He lived a total of six hundred years. This is charted in the Biblical Timeline from 2448 BC – 1848 BC. It is calculated that Shem lived until Abram was one hundred and fifty years old. During that time, Isaac was also born.
Shem, after the flood
After the flood, Noah planted a vineyard and drank from its wine. Getting drunk, Noah was witnessed by Ham, the youngest son, naked inside his tent. Instead of aiding his father, Ham went to his brothers and told what he saw. Shem and Japheth took a garment and approached their father backwards to avoid seeing their father’s nakedness. Noah woke up from the wine and knew what happened. Noah said, “Blessed be the LORD God of Shem, and Canaan shall be his servant. God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant” (Genesis 9:26-27 KJV).
Shem and his generations
Shem is the father of Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram (Genesis 10:22). At the age of one hundred, Shem begat Arphaxad (Genesis 11:10 KJV). Shem lived another five hundred years after he begat Arphaxad and begot other sons and daughters.
The name Noah or pronounced Noach comes from a Hebrew verb which means “rest”. Noah is a descendant of Seth. He was born to Lamech when Lamech was one hundred and eighty-two years old (Genesis 5:28 KJV). Adam lived until Lamech was fifty-eight or just one hundred sixty-four years before Noah was born. The Bible describes Noah as a “just man and perfect in his generations”, and says he had even walked with God (Genesis 6:9 KJV). At the age of five hundred, Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth Genesis 5:32 KJV).
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Genesis chapter 6 tells us that God wants to destroy all living flesh he created and regrets creating them.
“And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, grieved him at his heart. And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created… both man and beast… for it repenteth me that I have made them” (Genesis 6:6-7 KJV)
However, Noah found grace in the eyes of God. (Genesis 6:8 KJV). God then commissioned Noah to build an ark.. Noah built a huge ark exactly as God instructed him and brought with him his sons, wife, his sons’ wives. And a pair of each living creature (Genesis 6:14-22 KJV) and seven of those that are clean beasts, male and female (Genesis 7:2 KJV).
How Long Did It Take To Build The Ark
There are speculations that say that the making of the ark took Noah a hundred and twenty years. This theory has been concluded from Genesis 6:3 “And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with men… yet his days shall be a hundred and twenty years”. Most interpret it as God gave humankind one hundred and twenty years before the flood to repent. Thus, Noah used this time preaching righteousness and building the ark. However, there is a different interpretation of the story that says it only took one hundred years or even shorter than that to build the ark. This says that since Noah was five hundred years old when he begat his sons, and this was also the time when God warned Noah about the flood and commissioned him to build an ark. Certainly, in this version, we can say that Noah had been righteous and had been preaching righteousness to others even before he reached five hundred since he was already conversing with God. Noah was six hundred years old when the great flood came. For forty days and forty nights, rain poured upon the earth killing all creatures off the ark. The flood lasted for one hundred and fifty days. Noah and all that is with him survived the great flood. God then promised Noah that never again would God bring forth flood to destroy the world (Genesis 9:11 KJV). Noah lived another three hundred and fifty years after the flood. And all of Noah’s days were nine hundred and fifty years before he died (Genesis 9:28-29 KJV). The Biblical Timeline charts Noah’s existence from 2950 BC to 2000 BC.
Noah’s Blessings
After the flood had subsided, Noah planted a vineyard and drank from its wine. He got drunk and was uncovered inside his tent Genesis 9:20 KJV). Ham, the youngest of his sons, saw his father’s nakedness and told his two brothers about this. Shem and Japheth took a garment and walked backwards to avoid seeing their father’s nakedness and approached their father to cover his nakedness (Genesis 9:23 KJV). Noah woke up from his wine and knew what had happened. He cursed Canaan, youngest son of Ham, saying “Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants shell he be unto his brethren” (Genesis 9:25 KJV). And unto Shem and Japheth, Noah said: “Blessed be the LORD God of Shem, and Canaan shall be his servant. God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant” (Genesis 9:26-27 KJV).
Lamech is the first son of Methuselah. Lamech means poor or bringing low. He was born when Methuselah was one hundred and eighty-seven years of age (Genesis 5:26 KJV).
Lamech means poor or bringing low.
Lamech is the eighth generation descendant of Seth from Adam. If we look closely at our Bible Timeline chart, Adam should still be alive until the fifty-eighth year of Lamech’s existence.
Lamech, Father of Noah
In the age of one hundred eighty-two, Lamech begat a son (Genesis 5:28 KJV). He lived for another five hundred ninety-five years after Noah‘s birth and had other sons and daughters (Genesis 5:30 KJV).
Lamech had lived a total of seven hundred seventy-seven years before he died (Genesis 5:31 KJV). Checking the Biblical Timeline, Lamech’s life is from 3132 BC to 2355 BC.
Methuselah is the eldest son of Enoch recorded in the Bible (Genesis 5:21 KJV).
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His name means man of the dart or javelin. He was born when Enoch was sixty-five years old. Looking at our chart of Biblical Timeline, Methuselah (3319 BC to 2350 BC) is the grandfather of Noah.
Methuselah lived for nine hundred and sixty-nine years and finally rested (Genesis 5:27 KJV). He lived the longest life in the descendants of Adam.
Methuselah, Father of Lamech
At the age of one hundred eighty-seven, Methuselah begat Lamech (Genesis 5:25 KJV). He lived for another seven hundred eighty-two years after he begat Lamech and had other sons and daughters (Genesis 5:26 KJV).
The name Enoch or Henoch (1 Chronicles 1:3 KJV) came from Hebrew origin that means “dedicated”. Enoch was the first son of Jared. He was born when Jared reached one hundred and sixty-two years old (Genesis 5:18).
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The Biblical Timeline shows that Enoch’s existence is from 3382 BC to 3019 BC. Please take note that 3019 BC is not the death date of Enoch, but rather the last day / year he was seen on earth.
Enoch, Father of Methuselah
Enoch begat Methuselah when he was sixty-five years of age (Genesis 5:21 KJV). Enoch lived for another three hundred years after he begat Methuselah, and he had other sons and daughters (Genesis 5:22 KJV).
Enoch does not die
It was also mentioned in Genesis 5:22 that Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah. Three hundred years later the Bible says that Enoch skipped death. His body was never to be found after three hundred and sixty years of existence because God was pleased with his life (Hebrews 11:5 KJV).
Further, the book of Jude also mentions that Enoch prophesied the coming of the Lord with His ten thousand saints (Jude 1:14 KJV).
