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Genesis 6

Genesis 6:10

Noah’s Favor with God · Genesis 6:8–12
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Translations

Modern
And Noah had three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
Traditional
And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
Literal
And Noah begat three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
Latin
Et genuit tres filios, Sem, Cham et Japheth.

Original

Hebrew
English
And Noah had three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

Notes

Theme notes and profiles

Noah Retribution Symbolic Numbers The Creation

Events

People

Ham: One of Noah's three sons, father of Canaan Japheth: Son of Noah, ancestor of Indo-European peoples Noah: Righteous man, built ark, survived flood Shem: Noah's son, ancestor of Semitic peoples

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Biblical Concept of Law Chronology of the Bible (Old Testament) Genesis, Book of Ham (Person) Land Mesopotamia Patriarchs, Period of the Peter, Second Letter of Shem The Flood

Topics

Japheth: Son of Noah Shem: Preserved in the Ark (Ship)