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Japheth / ˈ dʒ eɪ f ɛ θ / (Hebrew: יֶפֶת Yép̄eṯ, in pausa יָפֶת Yā́p̄eṯ; Greek: Ἰάφεθ Iápheth; Latin: Iafeth, Iapheth, Iaphethus, Iapetus; Arabic: يافث Yāfith) is one of the three sons of Noah in the Book of Genesis, in which he plays a role in the story of Noah's drunkenness and the curse of Ham, and ...
Jan 4, 2022 · Japheth was one of three sons of Noah, the righteous man whose family God saved from the great flood. Hundreds of years after God created the world, man had fallen into such a state of depravity that “the Lord regretted that he had made human beings on the earth, and his heart was deeply troubled” ( Genesis 6:6 ).
Japheth, one of the three sons of Noah in the Bible. According to the tradition of the “Priestly” source of the Pentateuch, Japheth is Noah’s third son, but the older Yahwist tradition (Genesis 9:20–27) represents him as the second son.
One of the sons of Noah, and the ancestor of a branch of the human race called "Japhetites." Japheth and his two brothers, Shem and Ham, were born when Noah had attained his five hundredth year (Gen. v. 32). It is not clearly indicated which of the three brothers was the eldest.
JAPHETH jā’ fĭth ( יֶ֜פֶת, pausal form of yĕphĕth LXX ̓Ιάφεθ meaning: God will make wide or enlarge [ Gen 9:24 ]). One of the three sons of Noah. It is difficult to know if Japheth is the second or third son of Noah.
The 14 Descendants of Japheth - This is the account of Noah’s sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth, and their descendants. Shem, Ham and Japheth had children after the flood. Japheth’s descendants were Gomer, ...
May 23, 2018 · JAPHETH (Heb. יֶפֶת), son of Noah, brother of *Shem and *Ham. In all the lists of Noah's sons, Japheth invariably appears in the third place (Gen. 5:32; 6:10; 7:13; 9:18; 10:1; i Chron. 1:4). However, on one occasion Ham is called the "youngest son" of Noah (Gen. 9:24).
ATS Bible Dictionary. Japheth. Enlargement, the eldest of Noah's three sons, Genesis 9:24 10:21, born one hundred years before the flood. He was perhaps the Iapetos, whom Greek legends represent as the progenitor of the Greek race. His seven sons, Genesis 10:2-5 1 Chronicles 1:5, occupied with their posterity the north of Asia and most of Europe.
Mar 2, 2020 · Noah's sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth, and their wives reproduced the human race after the flood. Discover why their father cursed the offspring of one.
JAPHETH (Heb. יֶפֶת), son of Noah, brother of *Shem and *Ham. In all the lists of Noah's sons, Japheth invariably appears in the third place (Gen. 5:32; 6:10; 7:13; 9:18; 10:1; I Chron. 1:4). However, on one occasion Ham is called the "youngest son" of Noah (Gen. 9:24).
