Editing Arpachshad (section)

{{short description|In the Bible, son of Shem, the son of Noah}}
{{Infobox person
| name               = Arpachshad
| image              = Arphaxad.jpg
| image_size         = 
| caption            = Arpachshad, son of Shem
| birth_date         = 2094 BC (tradition)
| birth_place        = [[Ur]], [[Sumer]]<br />(present-day southern [[Iraq]])
| death_date         = 1656 BC (aged 438) (tradition)
| death_place        = 
| occupation         = 
| parents            = [[Shem]]
| children           = [[Selah (biblical figure)|Selah]], and other sons and daughters
}}
'''Arpachshad''' ({{langx|ar|أرفخشذ}}&nbsp;– ʾArpaḵšaḏ; {{langx|he|אַרְפַּכְשַׁד}}&nbsp;– ''ʾArpaḵšaḏ'', in [[pausa]] {{Script/Hebrew|אַרְפַּכְשָׁד}}&nbsp;– ''ʾArpaḵšāḏ''; {{langx|el|Ἀρφαξάδ}} – ''Arphaxád''), alternatively spelled '''Arphaxad''' or '''Arphacsad''', is one of the postdiluvian men in the Shem{{endash}}Terah genealogy. The name is recorded in the [[Book of Genesis]] in the [[Hebrew Bible]] (or [[Old Testament]] of [[Christianity|Christian]] [[Bible]]) and subsequently copied in different biblical books, including the [[Gospel of Luke]] in the [[New Testament]].