Shem was Noah’s son and the father of Aram in the genealogy of Genesis.
Genesis 10:22 lists Aram among the sons of Shem. The same passage names Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, and Lud as Shem’s other sons. This genealogy is part of the Table of Nations, which presents the distribution of peoples after the Flood through the descendants of Noah’s sons.
Aram is associated with the Arameans and with the Aramaic language in biblical and historical traditions. Aramaic later became a major language of the ancient Near East, used across different empires and communities. The genealogical passage should not be read as a modern demographic map; it is an ancient account of origins and relationships.
Shem’s line continues in Genesis 11 through Arpachshad and later ancestors toward Terah and Abraham. That makes Shem a key link between the Flood story and the patriarchal narratives that follow.