Shem
Shem (or
Sem) was the first of the
sons of Noah in the
Bible. He is mentioned in
Genesis 5:32, 6:10; 7:13; 9:18,23,26-27; 10; 11:10; also in
1 Chronicles 1:4. The
Messiah is descended from Shem in an unbroken line. The
Jews derive their origin from
Shem and are sometimes referred to as
Semitic. However, a more recent theory states that the name may be derived from
Sumer or the
Sumerians and the modern term Shemite is used to refer to people of that origin.
Sem is also the name of a commune in the
Ariège département, in
France
SEM is the abbreviation for scanning electron microscope