The sons of Shem were Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.

Arphaxad begot Salah, and Salah begot Eber.

Joktan begot Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,

Obal, Abimael, Sheba,

And their dwelling place was from Mesha, as you go toward Sephar, a mountain in the east.

These were the families of the sons of Noah, according to their generations, in their nations; and from these the nations were divided on the earth after the flood.

These are the generations of Shem: Shem was one hundred years old, and begot Arphaxad two years after the flood.

And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations,

And it shall come to pass in that day that the Lord shall again set His hand the second time to recover the remnant of His people who remain, from Assyria and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.

An intense vision is declared to me: The deceiver deals treacherously, and the plunderer devastates. Go up, O Elam; besiege, O Media! I have caused all her sighing to cease.

And Elam carried the quiver with chariots of men and horsemen, and Kir uncovered the shield.

and all the kings of Zimri, and all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of the Medes;

There is Elam and all her multitude, all around her grave, all of them slain, fallen by the sword, who have gone down uncircumcised to the lower parts of the earth, who caused their terror in the land of the living. Now they bear their shame with those who go down to the Pit.

And I saw in the vision, and it happened when I looked that I was at Shushan, the palace, which is in the province of Elam. And in the vision I saw that I was by the Ulai River.

nevertheless the Kenites shall be burned up, until Asshur carries you away captive.

But ships shall come from the coasts of Kittim, and they shall afflict Asshur and afflict Eber, unto everlasting destruction.

they came to Zerubbabel and the heads of the fathers, and said to them, Let us build with you, for we seek your God as you do; and we have sacrificed to Him since the days of Esarhaddon king of Assyria, who brought us here.

Assyria also has joined with them; they have helped the sons of Lot. Selah

Haran, Canneh, Eden, the merchants of Sheba, Assyria, and Chilmad traded with you.

Assyria is there, and all her company, with their graves all around her, all of them slain, fallen by the sword.

Assyria shall not save us; we will not ride on horses. We shall not say any more to the work of our hands, You are our gods! For in You the fatherless finds mercy.

And I will set a sign among them. And those among them who escape I will send to the nations; to Tarshish, Pul, and Lud (who draw the bow), to Tubal, and Javan; to the far away coasts that have not heard of My fame, nor seen My glory. And they shall declare My glory among the nations.

Those from Persia, Lydia, and Libya were in your army as men of war; they hung shield and helmet in you; they gave splendor to you.

And he took up his parable and said: Balak the king of Moab has brought me from Aram, from the mountains of the east, saying, Come, curse Jacob for me; and come, denounce Israel!

The sons of Aram were Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.