See also Noah, Bible Patriarch

In the Old Testament, a righteous son of Noah and, according to tradition, the forefather of the Shemite, or Semite, peoples, including the Arabs, Hebrews, Babylonians, Syrians, Phoenicians, and Assyrians (Gen. 5: 29-32; 6: 10; 7: 13; 9: 26; 10: 21-32; Moses 8: 12). In latter-day revelation Shem is referred to as “the great high priest” (D&C 138: 41).