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His account and lineage are primarily found in the Book of Genesis. Japheth's descendants are traditionally associated with the spread of various peoples and nations, particularly in the regions of Europe and parts of Asia. Biblical Account: Japheth is first mentioned in <a href="/genesis/5-32.htm">Genesis 5:32</a>, where he is listed as one of Noah's sons, alongside Shem and Ham. The most detailed account of Japheth is found in <a href="/bsb/genesis/9.htm">Genesis 9 and 10</a>. After the Flood, Noah's sons are tasked with repopulating the earth. <a href="/genesis/9-18.htm">Genesis 9:18-19</a> states, "The sons of Noah who came out of the ark were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. These were the three sons of Noah, and from them the whole earth was populated." In <a href="/genesis/9-20.htm">Genesis 9:20-27</a>, an incident occurs involving Noah and his sons. After planting a vineyard, Noah becomes drunk and lies uncovered in his tent. Ham, the father of Canaan, sees his father's nakedness and tells his two brothers outside. Japheth, along with Shem, takes a garment, walks backward, and covers their father's nakedness, showing respect and discretion. As a result, Noah blesses Japheth, saying, "May God enlarge Japheth, and may he dwell in the tents of Shem, and may Canaan be his servant" (<a href="/genesis/9-27.htm">Genesis 9:27</a>). Descendants and Nations: The Table of Nations in <a href="/bsb/genesis/10.htm">Genesis 10</a> provides a genealogical record of Japheth's descendants, who are traditionally associated with the peoples of the Indo-European regions. Japheth's sons are listed as Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras (<a href="/genesis/10-2.htm">Genesis 10:2</a>). Each of these sons is believed to have fathered various tribes and nations: · Gomer: Often associated with the Cimmerians, who settled in parts of Eastern Europe and Asia Minor. · Magog: Linked to the Scythians or other northern tribes. · Madai: Identified with the Medes, an ancient Iranian people. · Javan: Associated with the Ionians and Greeks. · Tubal and Meshech: Often connected with peoples in Asia Minor and the Caucasus region. · Tiras: Sometimes linked to the Thracians. <a href="/genesis/10-5.htm">Genesis 10:5</a> notes, "From these, the maritime peoples separated into their territories, according to their languages, by clans within their nations." Theological Significance: Japheth's role in the biblical narrative highlights themes of respect, blessing, and expansion. The blessing pronounced by Noah suggests a divine favor that would lead to Japheth's enlargement and prosperity. This has been interpreted as a prophetic indication of the spread of Japheth's descendants across vast territories, influencing many cultures and civilizations. Historical and Cultural Impact: Throughout history, the descendants of Japheth have been associated with the spread of Indo-European languages and cultures. This connection has been a subject of interest for biblical scholars and historians, as it aligns with the historical movements of peoples across Europe and parts of Asia. Conclusion: Japheth's legacy, as recorded in the Bible, underscores the importance of familial respect and the fulfillment of divine promises. His descendants' expansion and influence are seen as a testament to the blessings pronounced by Noah, shaping the course of human history in significant ways.<a name="smi" id="smi"></a><div class="vheading2">Smith's Bible Dictionary</div>Japheth(enlargement), one of the three sons of Noah. The descendants of Japheth occupied the "isles of the Gentiles," (<a href="/genesis/10-5.htm">Genesis 10:5</a>) --i.e. the coast lands of the Mediterranean Sea in Europe and Asia Minor-- whence they spread northward over the whole continent of Europe and a considerable portion of Asia.<a name="amt" id="amt"></a><div class="vheading2">ATS Bible Dictionary</div>JaphethEnlargement, the eldest of Noah's three sons, <a href="/genesis/9-24.htm">Genesis 9:24</a> 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, <a href="/context/genesis/10-2.htm">Genesis 10:2-5</a> <a href="/context/1_chronicles/1-5.htm">1 Chronicles 1:5</a>, occupied with their posterity the north of Asia and most of Europe. The probable location of each of the seven is described in its place. In later years the Greeks and Romans subdued large portions of Southern and Western Asia, in accordance with the prediction of Noah, <a href="/genesis/9-27.htm">Genesis 9:27</a>. The "enlargement" of Japheth now extends over America also. <a name="eas" id="eas"></a><div class="vheading2">Easton's Bible Dictionary</div>Wide spreading: "God shall enlarge Japheth" (Hebrews Yaphat Elohim le-Yephet, <a href="/genesis/9-27.htm">Genesis 9:27</a>. Some, however, derive the name from yaphah, "to be beautiful;" hence white), one of the sons of Noah, mentioned last in order (<a href="/genesis/5-32.htm">Genesis 5:32</a>; <a href="/genesis/6-10.htm">6:10</a>; <a href="/genesis/7-13.htm">7:13</a>), perhaps first by birth (<a href="/genesis/10-21.htm">10:21</a>; Comp. <a href="/genesis/9-24.htm">9:24</a>). He and his wife were two of the eight saved in the ark (<a href="/1_peter/3-20.htm">1 Peter 3:20</a>). He was the progenitor of many tribes inhabiting the east of Europe and the north of Asia (<a href="/genesis/10-2.htm">Genesis 10:2</a>-5). An act of filial piety (<a href="/genesis/9-20.htm">9:20</a>-27) was the occasion of Noah's prophecy of the extension of his posterity.After the Flood the earth was re-peopled by the descendants of Noah, "the sons of Japheth" (<a href="/genesis/10-2.htm">Genesis 10:2</a>), "the sons of Ham" (6), and "the sons of Shem" (22). It is important to notice that modern ethnological science, reasoning from a careful analysis of facts, has arrived at the conclusion that there is a three-fold division of the human family, corresponding in a remarkable way with the great ethnological chapter of the book of Genesis (10). The three great races thus distinguished are called the Semitic, Aryan, and Turanian (Allophylian). "Setting aside the cases where the ethnic names employed are of doubtful application, it cannot reasonably be questioned that the author [of <a href="/context/genesis/10.htm">Genesis 10</a>] has in his account of the sons of Japheth classed together the Cymry or Celts (Gomer), the Medes (Madai), and the Ionians or Greeks (Javan), thereby anticipating what has become known in modern times as the `Indo-European Theory,' or the essential unity of the Aryan (Asiatic) race with the principal races of Europe, indicated by the Celts and the Ionians. Nor can it be doubted that he has thrown together under the one head of 'children of Shem' the Assyrians (Asshur), the Syrians (Aram), the Hebrews (Eber), and the Joktanian Arabs (Joktan), four of the principal races which modern ethnology recognizes under the heading of `Semitic.' Again, under the heading of `sons of Ham,' the author has arranged `Cush', i.e., the Ethiopians; `Mizraim,' the people of Egypt; `Sheba and Dedan,' or certain of the Southern Arabs; and `Nimrod,' or the ancient people of Babylon, four races between which the latest linguistic researches have established a close affinity" (Rawlinson's Hist. Illustrations).<a name="isb" id="isb"></a><div class="vheading2">International Standard Bible Encyclopedia</div>JAPHETH (1)ja'-feth (yepheth; yapheth; Iapheth): 1. Etymologies of Japheth: This name, in <a href="/genesis/9-27.htm">Genesis 9:27</a>, seems to be explained by the phrase "may God make wide (yapht, the American Standard Revised Version "enlarge") for Japheth," where yapht and Japheth are represented by the same consonants, but with different vowel-points. The root of yapht is pathach, "to make wide." This etymology, however, is not universally accepted, as the word-play is so obvious, and the association of Japheth with Shem ("dark") and Ham ("black") suggests a name on similar lines-either gentilic, or descriptive of race. Japheth has therefore been explained as meaning "fair," from yaphah, the non-Sem and non-Hamitic races known to the Jews being all more or less whiteskinned. The Targum of Onkelos agrees with the English Versions of the Bible, but that of Jonathan has "God shall beautify Japheth," as though from yaphah. 2. His Descendants: The immediate descendants of Japheth were seven in number, and are represented by the nations designated Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Mesech, and Tiras; or, roughly, the Armenians, Lydians, Medes, Greeks, Tibarenians, and Moschians, the last, Tiras, remaining still obscure. The sons of Gomer (Ashkenaz, Riphath and Togarmah) were all settled in the West Asian tract; while the sons of Javan (Elisah, Tarshish, Kittim and Dodanim or Rodanim) occupied the Mediterranean coast and the adjacent islands. 3. His Place among the Sons of Noah: In <a href="/genesis/9-27.htm">Genesis 9:27</a>, as in other passages, Japheth occupies the 3rd place in the enumeration of the sons of Noah, but he is really regarded as the 2nd son, Ham being the youngest. In the genealogical table, however (<a href="/genesis/10-1.htm">Genesis 10:1</a>), the descendants of Japheth are given first, and those of Shem last, in order to set forth Semitic affinities at greater length. Though this would seem to indicate that the fair races were the least known to the Jews, it implies that the latter were well disposed toward them, for Japheth was (ultimately) to dwell in the tents of Shem, and therefore to take part in Shem's spiritual privileges. 4. Japheth and Iapetos: It seems unlikely that the Greek giant-hero, Iapetos, father of Prometheus, who was regarded by the Greeks as the father of the human race, has any connection with the Hebrew Japheth. The original of the Hebrew record probably belongs to a date too early to admit borrowing from the Greek, and if the name had been borrowed by the Greeks from the Hebrews, a nearer form might be expected. See <a href="../s/shem.htm">SHEM</a>; <a href="../h/ham.htm">HAM</a>; TABLE OF NATIONS. T. G. PinchesJAPHETH (2)ja'-feth (Iapheth): A region mentioned only in Judith 2:25, where no particulars are given which may lead to its identification. Holofernes "came unto the borders of Japheth, which were toward the south, over against Arabia."<a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/8494.htm">8494. Tiras -- a son of Japheth and his desc.</a> ... Tiras. 8495 . a son of Japheth and his desc. ... Word Origin of uncertain derivation Definition a son of Japheth and his desc. NASB Word Usage Tiras (2). ... /hebrew/8494.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/1586.htm">1586. Gomer -- a son of Japheth, also his desc., also the wife of ...</a> ... Gomer. 1587 . a son of Japheth, also his desc., also the wife of Hosea. Transliteration: Gomer Phonetic Spelling: (go'-mer) Short Definition: Gomer. ... /hebrew/1586.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/4031.htm">4031. Magog -- perhaps "land of Gog," a son of Japheth, also his ...</a> ... perhaps "land of Gog," a son of Japheth, also his desc. ... Word Origin from the same as Gog Definition perhaps "land of Gog," a son of Japheth, also his desc. ... /hebrew/4031.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/4902.htm">4902. Meshek -- a son of Japheth, also his desc. and their land</a> ... 4901, 4902. Meshek. 4903 . a son of Japheth, also his desc. ... Word Origin from mashak Definition a son of Japheth, also his desc. ... /hebrew/4902.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/4074.htm">4074. Maday -- a son of Japheth, also his desc. and their land</a> ... 4073, 4074. Maday. 4075 . a son of Japheth, also his desc. ... Word Origin of foreign origin Definition a son of Japheth, also his desc. ... /hebrew/4074.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/8422.htm">8422. Tubal -- a son of Japheth, also his desc. and their land</a> ... 8421, 8422. Tubal or Tubal. 8423 . a son of Japheth, also his desc. ... Word Origin probably of foreign origin Definition a son of Japheth, also his desc. ... /hebrew/8422.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/4076.htm">4076. Maday -- descendant of Japheth, also their land</a> ... 4075, 4076. Maday. 4077 . descendant of Japheth, also their land. Transliteration: Maday Phonetic Spelling: (maw-dah'-ee) Short Definition: Medes. ... /hebrew/4076.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/7290c.htm">7290c. Rodanim -- descendant of Japheth</a> ... descendant of Japheth. Transliteration: Rodanim or Rodanim Short Definition: Rodanim. ... of Japheth, the same as NH1721 NASB Word Usage Rodanim (1). 7290b, 7290c ... /hebrew/7290c.htm - 5k <a href="/hebrew/3120.htm">3120. Yavan -- a son of Japheth, also his desc. and their land</a> ... 3119, 3120. Yavan. 3121 . a son of Japheth, also his desc. ... Word Origin from the same as yonah Definition a son of Japheth, also his desc. ... /hebrew/3120.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/3315.htm">3315. Yepheth -- a son of Noah</a> ... 3314, 3315. Yepheth. 3316 . a son of Noah. Transliteration: Yepheth Phonetic Spelling: (yeh'-feth) Short Definition: Japheth. ... Japheth. ... /hebrew/3315.htm - 6k<a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><a href="/library/hengstenberg/christology_of_the_old_testament/the_blessings_of_noah_upon.htm">The Blessings of Noah Upon Shem and Japheth. (Gen. Ix. 18-27. )</a> ... THE BLESSINGS OF NOAH UPON SHEM AND JAPHETH. (Gen. ix. 18-27.). Ver.20. "And Noah began and became an husbandman, and planted vineyards ... /.../hengstenberg/christology of the old testament/the blessings of noah upon.htm<a href="/library/justin/dialogue_of_justin_philosopher_and_martyr_with_trypho/chapter_cxxxix_the_blessings_and_also.htm">The Blessings, and Also the Curse, Pronounced by Noah were ...</a> ... he foretold that the descendants of Shem would keep in retention the property and dwellings of Canaan: and again that the descendants of Japheth would take ... /.../chapter cxxxix the blessings and also.htm<a href="/library/augustine/city_of_god/chapter_3_of_the_generations_of.htm">Of the Generations of the Three Sons of Noah.</a> ... Scripture first mentions that of the youngest son, who is called Japheth: he had eight sons, [871] and by two of these sons seven grandchildren, three by one ... /.../augustine/city of god/chapter 3 of the generations of.htm<a href="/library/hippolytus/the_extant_works_and_fragments_of_hippolytus/sections_ii_iii_and_the.htm">Sections ii. , iii. And the Lord Said: "And I Will Bring the ...</a> ... of Noah are these: the name of the wife of Sem, Nahalath Mahnuk; and the name of the wife of Cham, Zedkat Nabu; and the name of the wife of Japheth, Arathka. ... /.../the extant works and fragments of hippolytus/sections ii iii and the.htm<a href="/library/augustine/city_of_god/chapter_2_what_was_prophetically_prefigured.htm">What was Prophetically Prefigured in the Sons of Noah.</a> ... For Japheth means "enlargement." And Ham (ie, hot), who was the middle son of Noah, and, as it were, separated himself from both, and remained between them ... /.../augustine/city of god/chapter 2 what was prophetically prefigured.htm<a href="/library/irenaeus/the_demonstration_of_the_apostolic_preaching/chapter_20_now_of_these.htm">Now of These one Fell under a Curse, and the Two Others Inherited ...</a> ... But Shem and Japheth, his brothers, because of their piety towards their father obtained a blessing. ... Now the blessing of Japheth is on this wise: ... /.../the demonstration of the apostolic preaching/chapter 20 now of these.htm<a href="/library/hippolytus/the_refutation_of_all_heresies/chapter_xxvii_jewish_chronology_continued.htm">Jewish Chronology Continued.</a> ... were primarily born, and had inhabited these. Noah had three sons"Shem, Ham, and Japheth. From these the entire family of man ... /.../the refutation of all heresies/chapter xxvii jewish chronology continued.htm<a href="/library/tidwell/the_bible_period_by_period/chapter_iii_from_the_flood.htm">From the Flood to Abraham</a> ... degradation and servitude. The descendants of Japheth and Shem like those of Ham can be traced only in part. The Japhethites probably ... /.../tidwell/the bible period by period/chapter iii from the flood.htm<a href="/library/burgon/inspiration_and_interpretation/appendix_a.htm">Appendix A.</a> ... I stand clearly and unanswerably confuted, by the instance of Noah's prophecy concerning the family of Japheth; which hath actually received various ... //christianbookshelf.org/burgon/inspiration and interpretation/appendix a.htm<a href="/library/athanasius/select_works_and_letters_or_athanasius/section_13_14_such_a.htm">Section 13, 14. Such a Doctrine Precludes all Real Distinctions of ...</a> ... And he says again the same thing, Our heart is dilated [3332] ;' and Noah says, May God dilate for Japheth [3333] ,' for the same heart and the same Japheth is ... /.../athanasius/select works and letters or athanasius/section 13 14 such a.htm<a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/j/japheth.htm">Japheth (12 Occurrences)</a> ... Easton's Bible Dictionary Wide spreading: "God shall enlarge Japheth" (Hebrews Yaphat Elohim le-Yephet, Genesis 9:27. ... Standard Bible Encyclopedia. JAPHETH (1). ... /j/japheth.htm - 15k<a href="/topical/s/shem.htm">Shem (17 Occurrences)</a> ... The words "brother of Japheth the elder" in Genesis 10:21 are more correctly rendered "the elder brother of Japheth," as in the Revised Version. ... /s/shem.htm - 15k<a href="/topical/t/tubal.htm">Tubal (9 Occurrences)</a> ... Easton's Bible Dictionary. (1.) The fifth son of Japheth (Genesis 10:2). (2.) A nation, probably descended from the son of Japheth. ... /t/tubal.htm - 12k<a href="/topical/m/magog.htm">Magog (5 Occurrences)</a> ... Region of Gog, the second of the "sons" of Japheth (Genesis 10:2; 1 Chronicles 1:5). In Ezekiel (38:2; 39:6) it is the name of a nation, probably some Scythian ... /m/magog.htm - 9k<a href="/topical/j/javan.htm">Javan (12 Occurrences)</a> ... (1.) The fourth "son" of Japheth (Genesis 10:2), whose descendants settled in Greece, ie, Ionia, which bears the name of Javan in Hebrew. ... /j/javan.htm - 12k<a href="/topical/g/gomer.htm">Gomer (7 Occurrences)</a> ... (2.) The eldest son of Japheth, and father ... Standard Bible Encyclopedia. GOMER (1). go'-mer (gomer): Given in Genesis 10:2; 1 Chronicles 1:5 as a son of Japheth. ... /g/gomer.htm - 11k<a href="/topical/t/tiras.htm">Tiras (2 Occurrences)</a> ... The youngest of the sons of Japheth (Genesis 10:2; 1 Chronicles 1:5). ... Genesis 10:2 The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras. ... /t/tiras.htm - 8k<a href="/topical/m/meshech.htm">Meshech (11 Occurrences)</a> ... Easton's Bible Dictionary Drawing out, the sixth son of Japheth (Genesis 10:2), the founder of a tribe (1 Chronicles 1:5; Ezek. ... /m/meshech.htm - 13k<a href="/topical/m/madai.htm">Madai (2 Occurrences)</a> ... Easton's Bible Dictionary Middle land, the third "son" of Japheth (Genesis 10:2), the name by which the Medes are known on the Assyrian monuments. Int. ... /m/madai.htm - 7k<a href="/topical/n/nations.htm">Nations (683 Occurrences)</a> ... TABLE OF NATIONS. " 1. The Table and Its Object 2. What It Includes and Excludes 3. Order of the Three Races 4. Extent of Each 5. Sons of Japheth 6. Sons and ... /n/nations.htm - 58k<a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/table-of-nations.html">What is the Table of Nations? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Ham-in-the-Bible.html">Who was Ham in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Shem-in-the-Bible.html">Who was Shem in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div>Japheth (12 Occurrences)<a href="/genesis/5-32.htm">Genesis 5:32</a> Noah was five hundred years old, and Noah became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/genesis/6-10.htm">Genesis 6:10</a> Noah became the father of three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/genesis/7-13.htm">Genesis 7:13</a> In the same day Noah, and Shem, Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah, and Noah's wife, and the three wives of his sons with them, entered into the ship; (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/genesis/9-18.htm">Genesis 9:18</a> The sons of Noah who went forth from the ship were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Ham is the father of Canaan. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/genesis/9-23.htm">Genesis 9:23</a> Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it on both their shoulders, went in backwards, and covered the nakedness of their father. Their faces were backwards, and they didn't see their father's nakedness. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/genesis/9-27.htm">Genesis 9:27</a> May God enlarge Japheth. Let him dwell in the tents of Shem. Let Canaan be his servant." (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/genesis/10-1.htm">Genesis 10:1</a> Now this is the history of the generations of the sons of Noah and of Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Sons were born to them after the flood. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/genesis/10-2.htm">Genesis 10:2</a> The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/genesis/10-5.htm">Genesis 10:5</a> Of these were the islands of the nations divided in their lands, everyone after his language, after their families, in their nations. (See RSV)<a href="/genesis/10-21.htm">Genesis 10:21</a> To Shem, the father of all the children of Eber, the elder brother of Japheth, to him also were children born. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/1_chronicles/1-4.htm">1 Chronicles 1:4</a> Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/1_chronicles/1-5.htm">1 Chronicles 1:5</a> The sons of Japheth: Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><a href="/topical/j/japhet.htm">Japhet</a><a href="/topical/j/japheth.htm">Japheth</a><a href="/topical/naves/j/japheth--descendants_of.htm">Japheth: Descendants of</a><a href="/topical/naves/j/japheth--his_life_preserved_at_the_time_of_the_great_flood.htm">Japheth: His Life Preserved at the Time of the Great Flood</a><a href="/topical/naves/j/japheth--prudence_of,_on_the_occasion_of_noah's_drunkenness.htm">Japheth: Prudence of, on the Occasion of Noah's Drunkenness</a><a href="/topical/naves/j/japheth--son_of_noah.htm">Japheth: Son of Noah</a><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><a href="/topical/s/shem.htm">Shem (17 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/t/tubal.htm">Tubal (9 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/m/magog.htm">Magog (5 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/j/javan.htm">Javan (12 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/g/gomer.htm">Gomer (7 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/t/tiras.htm">Tiras (2 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/m/meshech.htm">Meshech (11 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/m/madai.htm">Madai (2 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/n/nations.htm">Nations (683 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/t/table.htm">Table (125 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/n/noah's.htm">Noah's (5 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/t/togarmah.htm">Togarmah (4 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/e/enlarge.htm">Enlarge (18 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/d/dispersion.htm">Dispersion (4 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/m/mede.htm">Mede (3 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/b/begetteth.htm">Begetteth (52 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/b/begot.htm">Begot (119 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/j/japhia.htm">Japhia (5 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/g/genealogy.htm">Genealogy (29 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/h/ham.htm">Ham (16 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/b/born.htm">Born (228 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/n/noah.htm">Noah (55 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/num/500.htm">500 (4 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/n/nakedness.htm">Nakedness (50 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/u/unclothed.htm">Unclothed (14 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/u/upper.htm">Upper (99 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/o/older.htm">Older (43 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/j/janum.htm">Janum (1 Occurrence)</a><a href="/topical/l/living-place.htm">Living-place (83 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/g/generations.htm">Generations (148 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/i/isles.htm">Isles (32 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/f/faces.htm">Faces (158 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/f/flow.htm">Flow (85 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/t/tents.htm">Tents (284 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/r/records.htm">Records (50 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/e/enlargement.htm">Enlargement (7 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/e/eber.htm">Eber (16 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/d/diphath.htm">Diphath (1 Occurrence)</a><a 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