Kutaura kwekuti Marudzi aShem rinobva pazita roumwe wevanakomana vatatu vaNoah vanotaurwa muBhaibheri. Noah akanga aine vanakomana vatatu vanoti: Shem, Ham naJapheth (Genesis 5.32, 6.10).
Kubva pana Shem ndipo pakaberekwa Abraham (Genesis 11.10-28), Abraham akazobereka rudzi rwemaJudah nemaArab.