Shemi

ETestamenteni eliDala, yindodana elungileyo kaNowa futhi, ngokwendaba ethathwe kokhokho, ungukhokho wabantu bakwaShemi noma bakwaSemi, kuhlanganisa ama-Arabhu, amaHeberu, amaBabiloni, amaSiriya, amaFinishiya, kanye nama-Asiriya (Gen. 5:29–32; 6:10; 7:13; 9:26; 10:21–32; Mose 8:12). Esambulweni sezinsuku zokugcina uma kubhekiswe kuShemi kuthiwa “ngumphristi omkhulu” (Mf&V 138:41).