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People/CharactersShem, son of Noah, father of Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram

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Works (4)

Titles	Order
The Five Books of Moses: A Translation with Commentary by Robert Alter	11:10-11
Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers by Frank E. Gaebelein	Genesis 9:23-27,10:21-22, 11:10-11
The Pentateuch and Haftorahs: Hebrew Text English Translation and Commentary (English and Hebrew Edition) by J. H. Hertz	11:10-11
The Soncino Chumash by A. Cohen	11:10-11

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Soncino Books of the Bible

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