Righteous · Old Testament
Righteous Forefather Shem
Also known as Shem son of Noah
The son of Noah blessed by his father, an ancestor of Abraham.
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Notes
Among the Holy Forefathers, commemorated on the Sunday before the Nativity of Christ.
Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints