Are Jews really descended from Shem?

Question

Most Jews are Ashkenazi and the bible says The Table of Nations
1 This is the account of Shem, Ham and Japheth, Noah's sons, who themselves had sons after the flood. The Japhethites
2 The sons [a] of Japheth:
Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech and Tiras.

3 The sons of Gomer:
Ashkenaz, Riphath and Togarmah.
therefore, if Jews are descendents of Ashkenaz, who was a son of Gomer, who was a son of Japheth the older brother of Shem then why do they claim to be descended from Shem?

hkenazi Jews, also known as Ashkenazic Jews or Ashkenazim (אַשְׁכֲּנָזִי אַשְׁכֲּנָזִים Standard Hebrew, are Jews descended from the medieval Jewish communities of the Rhineland.

Many later migrated, largely eastward, forming communities in Germany, Poland, Russia, Eastern Europe and elsewhere between the 10th and 19th centuries. From medieval times until the mid-20th century, the lingua franca among Ashkenazi Jews was Yiddish or Slavic languages such as Knaanic (now defunct), and they developed a distinct culture and liturgy influenced by interaction with surrounding nations.

Although in the 11th century they comprised only 3% of the world's Jewish population, Ashkenazi Jews accounted for (at their highest) 92% of the world's Jews in 1931 and today make up approximately 80% of Jews worldwide.[5] Most Jewish communities with extended histories in Europe are Ashkenazim, with the exception of those associated with the Mediterranean region. A significant portion of the Jews who migr

My point is that they are not descendants of shem therefore they are not descendants of Abraham or Jacob therefore their claims on Hebraisms origins are biblically inaccurate.

Answer 1

So, are you going to claim that Sephardi Jews are not Jewish but are really Spaniards since "Sepharad" refers to Spain?

Ashkenazi Jews are called that since they come from the area of Gemany and Ashkenaz (in addition to being a descendant of Noah) was an old reference to Gemany.

Answer 2

my comment to this is where are ALL the comments. TRUTH REALLY HURTS...PEOPLE ARE WAKING UP NOW !