Semites (Originally Shemites): Term used in a general way to designate those peoples who are said in Gen. to be the descendants of the patriarch Shem. Biblical Data: These descendants are enumerated in the passage cited as Elam, Asshur (Assyria), Arphaxad, Lud, and ... (Jewish encyclopedia 1906) [100%] 1906-01-01 [Jewish encyclopedia 1906]
Semites, Semitic Religion: SEMITES, SEMITIC RELIGION sem'-its, sem-it'-ik, 1. Biblical References 2. The Five Sons of Shem 3. Original Home of the Semites 4. Confusion with Other Races 5. Reliability of Genesis 10 6. Semitic Languages 7. Semitic Religion (1 ... [100%] 1915-01-01
Shemites: SHEMITES shem'-its. See SEMITES. shem'-its. See SEMITES. [83%] 1915-01-01
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