Shem is named in Genesis as the father of Aram.
Genesis 10:22 lists the sons of Shem as Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram. In the biblical genealogical framework, these names connect Shem’s line with peoples and regions associated with the ancient Near East. Shem is one of Noah’s three sons, alongside Ham and Japheth.
The name Aram is traditionally associated with the Aramaeans and with Aram, a region or group mentioned elsewhere in the Bible. Biblical genealogies use family relationships to organize peoples known to the text’s authors, so modern readers should not automatically treat every genealogy as a modern biological or national classification.
This question is distinct from the separate genealogy involving Canaan, who is listed among Ham’s descendants. That relationship is a common source of mix-ups because both names occur in Genesis 10’s “Table of Nations.” Shem is also traditionally regarded as an ancestor of Abraham through the line of Arphaxad.