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Japheth
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Japheth was one of the three sons of Noah, who, along with his brothers Shem and Ham, repopulated the earth after the Flood.
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Parents
Noah (father)
Children
Gomer · Javan · Madai · Magog · Meshech · Tiras · Tubal
Where Japheth appears
11 verses across 2 books.
Verses mentioning Japheth
- 1Chr 1:4 — Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
- 1Chr 1:5 — The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.
- Gen 5:32 — And Noah was five hundred years old: and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
- Gen 6:10 — And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
- Gen 7:13 — In the selfsame day entered Noah, and Shem, and Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah, and Noah’s wife, and the three wives of his sons with them, into the ark;
- Gen 9:18 — And the sons of Noah, that went forth of the ark, were Shem, and Ham, and Japheth: and Ham is the father of Canaan.
- Gen 9:23 — And Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it upon both their shoulders, and went backward, and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces were backward, and they saw not their father’s
- Gen 9:27 — God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.
- Gen 10:1 — Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and unto them were sons born after the flood.
- Gen 10:2 — The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.
- Gen 10:21 — Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were children born.
The Church Fathers on Japheth
Patristic commentary on the Scriptures that name Japheth.
Now the three sons of Noah were Shem, Ham and Japheth, from whom again the race was multiplied: for these were the beginning of mankind after the flood. Now of these one fell under a curse, and the two (others) inherited a blessing by reason of their works. For the younger of them, who was called Ham, having mocked his father, and…
After recounting the ten generations from Adam to Noah, Moses said, "Noah was five hundred years old and begot Shem and Ham and Japheth." During this entire time Noah was an example to his sons by his virtue, for he had preserved virginity for five hundred years among those of whom it was said, "All flesh corrupted its path."
(Verse 27) May God enlarge Japheth, and may he dwell in the tents of Shem. From Shem come the Hebrews, and from Japheth, the people of the nations are born. Therefore, because the multitude of believers has been enlarged from the breadth, which is called Japheth, it has received the name "breadth". But what he says, "And may he dwell…
(Chapter 10, Verse 2.) The sons of Japheth were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras. Japheth, son of Noah, had seven sons who possessed the land in Asia from Mount Amanus and Mount Taurus to the mountains of Syria Coele and Cilicia, all the way to the River Tanais. In Europe, they journeyed as far as Gades, leaving…
We must therefore introduce into this work an explanation of the generations of the three sons of Noah, insofar as that may illustrate the progress in time of the two cities. Scripture first mentions the youngest son, who is called Japheth, who had eight sons, and by two of these sons seven grandchildren, three by one son, four by the…
May God enlarge Japheth, and let him dwell in the tents of Shem. Indeed, Japheth dwells in the tents of Shem because in the faith of the patriarchs and prophets, in the prophetic Scriptures, in the spiritually understood legal sacraments, the Church sojourns on earth. For we are accustomed to use tents in war or on a journey, and in…
From Shem were also born the fathers of all the sons of Heber, the brother of Japheth the elder. He calls him the brother of Japheth, but does not mention him being the brother of Ham, because he understands those who are united in the faith of piety to be rightly called brothers; but he shows that the faithless one, though born of the…
Historic voices touch this life
22 passages from 9 historic works cite verses that mention Japheth.
- Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown Commentary · 4 passages
- John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible · 4 passages
- Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible · 3 passages
- Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary · 3 passages
- Commentary on Genesis · 2 passages
- City of God · 2 passages
- Keil and Delitzsch Commentary on the Old Testament · 2 passages
- Against Heresies (Adversus Haereses) · 1 passage
- Catechism of the Catholic Church · 1 passage