Salem / Ancient Jerusalem (Levant): Ancient Near Eastern traditions identify Shem as the mysterious priest-king Melchizedek, who travelled southwest to rule this hilltop stronghold and bless his descendant Abraham.
Plains of Shinar / Babylon Basin (Central Iraq): Shem migrated south into these fertile plains to establish the early Semitic territories, where he lived out his centuries witnessing the rise of early Mesopotamian cities.
Tomb of Shem / Safed Cave (Upper Galilee, Israel): According to historical regional accounts, Shem died at the advanced age of 600 and was buried inside this revered multi-generational cave academy complex.
Mountains of Ararat (Agri Province, Turkey): Shem lived here during the pre-flood era, helping his father Noah build the Ark, and later exited the vessel onto this high terrain to restart human civilization.
From Aram, son of Shem, son of Noah, came the Arameans who settled in the fertile Euphrates and Khabur River Basins in Hasaka, Syria
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