Home People Heth Heth was one of the sons of Aram, who was a grandson of Shem, Noah's son. He is mentioned in the genealogies in Genesis and 1 Chronicles as part of the Semitic people group. Heth is regarded as an ancestor of a people or clan in the ancient Middle East.
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Key events Heth is listed as one of Aram's four sons in the post-flood genealogy, showing the spread of nations from Noah's descendants.
23 The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash. Heb וּבְנֵ֖י אֲרָ֑ם ע֥וּץ וְח֖וּל וְגֶ֥תֶר וָמַֽשׁ׃
Heth is mentioned again as a son of Aram in the more detailed lineage of Shem, which emphasizes the Semitic line.
22 The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram. Heb בְּנֵ֥י שֵׁ֖ם עֵילָ֣ם וְאַשּׁ֑וּר וְאַרְפַּכְשַׁ֖ד וְל֥וּד וֽ͏ַאֲרָֽם׃
23 The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash. Heb וּבְנֵ֖י אֲרָ֑ם ע֥וּץ וְח֖וּל וְגֶ֥תֶר וָמַֽשׁ׃
In 1 Chronicles, the genealogy from Genesis is repeated, and Geter is mentioned as a son of Aram among the descendants of Shem.
17 The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, Aram, Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech. Heb בְּנֵ֣י שֵׁ֔ם עֵילָ֣ם וְאַשּׁ֔וּר וְאַרְפַּכְשַׁ֖ד וְל֣וּד וַאֲרָ֑ם וְע֥וּץ וְח֖וּל וְגֶ֥תֶר וָמֶֽשֶׁךְ׃ ס
Geter is part of the biblical explanation of how the nations arose after the Flood, where each name represents an ancestor to a specific people group or region.
1 This is the family line of Noah's sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Sons were born to them after the flood. Heb וְאֵ֙לֶּה֙ תּוֹלְדֹ֣ת בְּנֵי־נֹ֔חַ שֵׁ֖ם חָ֣ם וָיָ֑פֶת וַיִּוָּלְד֥וּ לָהֶ֛ם בָּנִ֖ים אַחַ֥ר הַמַּבּֽוּל׃
22 The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram. Heb בְּנֵ֥י שֵׁ֖ם עֵילָ֣ם וְאַשּׁ֑וּר וְאַרְפַּכְשַׁ֖ד וְל֥וּד וֽ͏ַאֲרָֽם׃
23 The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash. Heb וּבְנֵ֖י אֲרָ֑ם ע֥וּץ וְח֖וּל וְגֶ֥תֶר וָמַֽשׁ׃
31 These are the sons of Shem, by their clans and languages, in their lands and nations. Heb אֵ֣לֶּה בְנֵי־שֵׁ֔ם לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖ם לִלְשֹׁנֹתָ֑ם בְּאַרְצֹתָ֖ם לְגוֹיֵהֶֽם׃
Mentioned in the Bible (2)