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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 servant.
Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and unto them were sons born 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.