Noach 10:21 · unit 1

TT #74 · Parashas Noach · Sixth Aliyah · Passuk 10:21

The Complete Passuk

וּלְשֵׁ֥ם יֻלַּ֖ד גַּם־ה֑וּא אֲבִי֙ כָּל־בְּנֵי־עֵ֔בֶר אֲחִ֖י יֶ֥פֶת הַגָּדֽוֹל׃

And to Shem, also to him children were born; he is the father of all the children of Ever, the brother of Yefet the elder.

Chabad.org — 10:21

Source Citation

Torah Temimah highlights Shem as ancestor of the Hebrews / Ever.

Sefaria

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
אֲבִי כָּל בְּנֵי עֵבֶר — שֵׁם הוּא אֲבִי הָעִבְרִים.

English: “Father of all the children of Ever” — Shem is the ancestor of the Hebrews.

Type of Learning

Custom

What Is Learned

The designation links Shem directly to the line of Ever from which the Hebrew people emerge.