Has your family done a generational family photo of a grandmother, mother, and daughter together, or grandfather, father, and son? It’s a precious image that captures a story of the impact of a legacy being written and passed down through each generation. You can see similarities in look and stature. The hands of the grandfather show evidence of decades of hard labour. The grandson’s vitality and freshness of young skin holding potential of learned skills ahead.As we carry on from the event at the tower of Babel, Moses continues to share the genealogy of Shem’s family down 10 generations and the promise of the blessing Noah gave his son Shem in Genesis 9 starts growing root by the end of the chapter.“These are the family records of Shem. Shem lived 100 years and fathered Arpachshad two years after the flood. After he fathered Arpachshad, Shem lived 500 years and fathered other sons…

Do you have a record of your family tree? Is it something that’s been passed down from each generation or did you research it on Ancestory.com? Genealogies are something  you either find boring or fascinating. Regardless of how you typically feel about these, I encourage you to put your imagination to use and join me on an exploration of the most influential family of the world. I think you’ll walk away more interested in names than you were before today. Why? Because you came from one of these family members. Your genealogy starts here.“These are the family records of Noah’s sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. They also had sons after the flood.” (Genesis 10:1)“Japheth’s sons: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras. Gomer’s sons: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah. And Javan’s sons: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim. From these descendants, the peoples of the coasts and islands spread out into their lands according to their clans…