The children of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram. Elam - From whom came the Elamites, near to the Medes, and whose chief city was Elymais.
Asshur - Who gave his name to a vast province (afterwards a mighty empire) called Assyria.
Arphaxad - From whom Arrapachitis in Assyria was named, according to some; or Artaxata in Armenia, on the frontiers of Media, according to others.
Lud - The founder of the Lydians. In Asia Minor; or of the Ludim, who dwelt at the confluence of the Euphrates and Tigris, according to Arias Montanus.
Aram - The father of the Arameans, afterwards called Syrians.