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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.
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Japheth was one of the sons of Noah and the ancestor of the Japhetites, who were to extend over the earth. Learn about his birth, role, name, blessing, and descendants in the Bible and the Talmud.
Jul 10, 2024 · Japheth was one of Noah's three sons, born first according to some sources. He received a blessing from Noah that included territory expansion, learning from Shem, and Canaan's slavery. His descendants include various peoples of Europe and Asia.
Japheth is said to be the father of Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras (Gen 10:2; 1 Chron 1:4). These are the progenitors of the Indo-European (Caucasian) family of nations. Although all the descendants of Japheth are more or less important to Biblical history, the writer of Genesis 10 appears to single out the sons of Gomer ...
Japheth was one of Noah's three sons, his brothers being Shem and Ham, who was saved from the flood. Therefore, he was also part of the Noahic covenant and his descendants helped repopulate the earth after the devastation of the flood. The account of Japheth's life can be found in Genesis chapters 6 through 10.
