N I MR O D 10 father of Nimrod, however Ham’s other son Kosh is said to also be one of Nimrod’s brothers known as the Hamites. Chapter 11 of the Genesis book mentions that the prophet Ibrahim is of the descendants of Shem, the Semites, and they come in the following respect: 1. Arphaxad, son of Shem 2. Shelah, son of Arphaxad 3. Eber, son of Shelah 4. Peleg, son of Eber 5. Reu, son of Peleg 6. Serug, son of Reu 7. Nahor, son of Serug 8. Terah, son of Nahor 9. Abram (Abraham), son of Terah What is listed above has been identically mentioned in the Torah. Secondly: The Book of Jubliess, written in the first century before Christ and is highly respected by the Jews, deliberates on the history of the Jews and mentions that Nimrod is the father of Azurad, wife of Eber, son of Shelah and the mother of Peleg. Herein, the book considers prophet Ibrahim to be a seventh-generation descendant of Nimrod.
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