Arphaxad

II. POST-FLOOD AND PATRIARCHAL LINEAGE: FROM SHEM TO ABRAHAM (Genesis 11:10–26; Luke 3) 1. Name and Meaning• Name: Arphaxad (Hebrew: אַרְפַּכְשַׁד, ’Arpakhshad)• Meaning: Uncertain; possibly “stronghold of the Chaldees” or “healer of the realm”; interpretations vary, though some link it to regions associated with early Mesopotamia 2. Genealogical Placement and Lineage Role• Position:…