Who Was Shem to Abraham? Genesis 11:10–26
Shem was not Abraham's father but his forefather several generations back. Genesis 11:10–26 traces a named family line from Shem to Terah, and Terah fathered Abram.
Who Was Abraham's Father? Terah in Genesis 11
Genesis names Abraham's father as Terah, a man who set out from Ur toward Canaan but settled in Haran. The text tells us what Terah did without telling us what was in his heart.