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Reference: Japheth
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1. One of the sons of Noah. The meaning of the name is quite uncertain. In Ge 9:27 there is a play on the name
1. One of the sons of Noah. The meaning of the name is quite uncertain. In Ge 9:27 there is a play on the name
God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his slave.
Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah: Shem, Ham, and Japheth; and unto them were born sons after the flood. The sons of Japheth: Gomer and Magog and Madai and Javan and Tubal and Meshech and Tiras. read more. And the sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz and Riphath and Togarmah. And the sons of Javan: Elishah and Tarshish, Kittim and Dodanim.