According to Les Feldick's teaching, the descendants of Shem are the Semitic peoples of the Middle East — chiefly the Israelites and the Arabs.
Les teaches that Shem's offspring settled in the area of ancient Babylon, where Abraham would originate [Clip 2]. From Shem's line came Terah and his son Abraham [Clip 5], and Abraham became the father of both the nation of Israel and the Arab peoples through Ishmael and Esau [Clip 3].
Genesis 11:10 — This verse opens the Genesis 11 genealogy that traces Shem's line down to Terah and Abram — the biblical backbone of Les Feldick's teaching on Shem's descendants.
Genesis 10:22 — This verse names the sons of Shem in the Table of Nations, the starting point for identifying the Shemitic peoples.
The Bible names the children of Shem in the Table of Nations: "The children of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram" (Genesis 10:22). Shem is also called "the father of all the children of Eber" (Genesis 10:21), linking his line to the Hebrew peoples. Genesis 11 then records "the generations of Shem" (Genesis 11:10), tracing the line through Arphaxad, Salah, Eber, Peleg, Reu, Serug, Nahor, and Terah, who "begat Abram" (Genesis 11:24-26). This genealogy connects Shem directly to Abraham. The Scriptures also record the generations of Abraham's son Ishmael (Genesis 25:12), showing that the Arab peoples also trace back to the line of Shem through Abraham.
Les Feldick teaches that after the Tower of Babel, the peoples of the earth scattered and migrated "within their genealogic line of either Ham, Shem, or Japheth" [Clip 2]. He places the sons of Shem out in the Middle East, in the area of ancient Babylon, "because this is where Abraham is going to originate" [Clip 2]. This, he says, is "the main area of the Semitic people, the Arabs and the Israelites" [Clip 2]. From Shem's line comes Terah, who came from Ur of the Chaldees and was the father of Abraham [Clip 5]. Abraham is the main person Les follows from Shem's line [Clip 4]. Les then shows how Abraham became the father of both the Israelites and the Arabs: the Arab people come from Ishmael, and another segment of Arabs comes from Esau [Clip 3]. Abraham's other sons, such as Midian through Keturah, also produced peoples who intermarried with the tribes of the Middle East, so that "all of these Middle Eastern people are interrelated" [Clip 6]. Les also notes he prefers to place the Oriental peoples out of the line of Shem, though he admits he may be wrong in that [Clip 1]. He stresses that the three basic races of humanity are not one superior over the other, but each has its particular role [Clip 0].
Les teaches that the sons of Shem settled out in the Middle East, specifically in the area of ancient Babylon, because that is where Abraham would originate [Clip 2]. He contrasts this with the Japhethites, who migrated into Europe, Scandinavia, Great Britain, and western Russia, and the sons of Ham, who ended up primarily in the land of Canaan [Clip 1] [Clip 4].
Les teaches that the main area of the Semitic people is the Arabs and the Israelites, and that these peoples came out of Shem's line [Clip 2]. He also points out that all Middle Eastern people are interrelated — including the Egyptians, who became intertwined with the tribes of the Middle East through intermarriage with Abraham's sons [Clip 6].
Les teaches that the Arab people come from Abraham through Ishmael, and that another segment of Arabs comes from Esau, Jacob's brother [Clip 3]. He also mentions that Abraham's sons by Keturah, including Midian, produced peoples such as the Midianites, who were the arch enemies of Israel, and that all these tribes are interrelated [Clip 6].
In Genesis 10:21-22, the Bible records Shem as "the father of all the children of Eber" and names his five sons: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram. Genesis 11:10-26 then traces "the generations of Shem" down through Arphaxad, Salah, Eber, Peleg, Reu, Serug, Nahor, and Terah, who begat Abram. This is the biblical genealogy that connects Shem to Abraham.
Three Races, Three Roles
Les sets the context that the three basic races of humanity coming from Noah's sons are not superior or inferior to one another — each has its own particular role, including Shem's line.
Shem's Descendants in the Middle East
Les teaches that the sons of Shem settled out in the Middle East, while the Japhethites moved into Europe and Ham's sons ended up in Canaan; he also shares that he prefers to put the Oriental peoples in Shem's line, though he may be wrong.
Semites: Arabs and Israelites
Les teaches that the offspring of Shem settled in the area of ancient Babylon because that is where Abraham would originate, and that this is the main area of the Semitic people — the Arabs and the Israelites.
Ishmael and Esau: Fathers of the Arabs
Les teaches that the Arab people come from Abraham through Ishmael, with another segment of Arabs coming through Esau — all from Abraham, who is in Shem's line.
The Generations of Shem to Terah
Les teaches that Genesis 11 introduces the generations of Shem and that the important name in Shem's line is Terah, Abraham's father, via Serug and Nahor.
Terah from the Line of Shem
Les teaches that out of the line of Shem comes Terah, who came from Ur of the Chaldees and had three sons — underscoring that Abraham's family originates in Shem's line.
All Middle Eastern Peoples Interrelated
Les teaches that through Abraham — including Ishmael, Esau, and the sons of Keturah such as Midian — all the Middle Eastern people are interrelated, with even the Egyptians intertwining through intermarriage.
Abraham's Family from Shem's Offspring
Les teaches that in the Genesis 10 genealogy, the offspring of Shem are picked up in verse 21, and out of this line comes the family of Abraham — Terah being Abraham's father — with an interesting mention of Eber in verse 25.
Genesis 10:21: Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were children born.
Identifies Shem as the ancestor of Eber, linking his line to the Hebrew peoples.
Genesis 10:22: The children of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram.
Names Shem's five sons, the patriarchal heads of the Shemitic peoples.
Genesis 11:10: These are the generations of Shem: Shem was an hundred years old, and begat Arphaxad two years after the flood:
Begins the Genesis 11 genealogy that links Shem directly to Abraham.
Genesis 11:24: And Nahor lived nine and twenty years, and begat Terah:
The step in Shem's line that leads directly to Terah, Abraham's father.
Genesis 11:31: And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran his son's son, and Sarai his daughter in law, his son Abram's wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there.
Shows Terah and Abram leaving Ur of the Chaldees — the Mesopotamian homeland of Shem's descendants.
Genesis 25:12: Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's handmaid, bare unto Abraham:
Connects Abraham to the Arab peoples through Ishmael, as Les teaches.
Yes. Les Feldick teaches that the Semitic people are chiefly the Arabs and the Israelites, both of whom descend from Abraham [Clip 2]. Abraham himself came out of the line of Shem through Terah [Clip 5]. Since the nation of Israel descends from Abraham, Israel is part of Shem's line.
Les teaches that the sons of Shem settled out in the Middle East, specifically in the area of ancient Babylon, because that is where Abraham would originate [Clip 2]. He places the Semitic people — the Arabs and the Israelites — in that region [Clip 2].
Les teaches that the Japhethites migrated into Europe, Scandinavia, Great Britain, and western Russia; the sons of Ham ended up primarily in the land of Canaan; and the sons of Shem settled in the Middle East [Clip 1] [Clip 4]. The three groups come from the three sons of Noah, and each has its particular role [Clip 0].
Yes. Les teaches that the Arab people come from Abraham through Ishmael, and that another segment of Arabs comes from Esau [Clip 3]. He also points out that Abraham's sons by Keturah, such as Midian, produced peoples who intertwined with the other Middle Eastern tribes [Clip 6].
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