During the lifetime of Abraham, his ancestors such as Shem, Arphaxad, and Heber were still alive, the same true of the progeny of Japheth and Ham, which is why many of the men from that time were seen as gods, because they lived so long, Table of Nations (Genesis 10) characters such as Shem (Shamash), Japheth (Jupiter), Ham (Geb), Asshur (Asshur), Sidon (Posidon), and Javan (Ion), clearly long-life always considered a special blessing as if they knew a big secret for immortality.
