Genesis 10-11

God made a promise to Noah (Genesis 8) and God provided a new food for Noah and his descendants; meat. Noah's descendants flourished; growing in numbers. But they all died with only the promise of no more destruction and no additional curses. The end of chapter 11 list ten more generations that pass until we see another familar name; Abram. Considr all those generation of the faithful who could speak about the God of creation and curse, floods and food, but no promises about the future. I wonder what hope carried Shem through all his years?
It took me about 8 minutes to read this passage.  I read it this morning but just not had the chance to ponder the passage.
Stuart