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Shem the son of Noah was a biblical character in the book of Genesis who survived the Deluge.

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Who reinvented idolatry after Noah? How did it re-emerge? [duplicate]

@Deuteronomy’s comment on this question made me wonder what caused the reemergence of idolatry after the flood. From Enosh to Noah, there were generations of idolaters. Noah believed in God, and ...
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How Melchizedek/Shem was a Cohen if he wasn't firstborn?

I was surprised by the popularity of my previous question about Kain and Abel, but msh210 mentioned that that wasn't so special and indeed, we find another example in the open text of the Torah that a ...
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