Japheth
Japheth was one of Noah's three sons and the ancestor of the Indo-European peoples.
MaleEarly PatriarchPatriarchs eraOld Testament2 books11 verses
Summary
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Genesis 5:32; only referred to as Japheth (יֶ֫פֶת); son of Noah; a brother of Shem and Ham; father of Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech and Tiras; See ambiguities hereGenesis 5:32; only referred to as Japheth (יֶ֫פֶת); son of Noah; a brother of Shem and Ham; father of Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech and Tiras.
Events
Dates are approximate
- The Great Flood beginsc. 2348 BC
- The Great Floodc. 2348 BC
- Water covers the earthc. 2348 BC
- The flood subsidesc. 2347 BC
- Leaving the Arkc. 2347 BC
- Noah gets drunk and Canaan is cursedc. 2346 BC
Glossary entries
Family members
Alternative names
- יֶ֫פֶתJapheth
Mentions
- After Noah was 500 years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
- And Noah had three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
- On that very day Noah entered the ark, along with his sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth, and his wife, and the three wives of his sons—
- The sons of Noah who came out of the ark were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. And Ham was the father of Canaan.
- Then Shem and Japheth took a garment and placed it across their shoulders, and walking backward, they covered their father’s nakedness. Their faces were turned away so that they did not see their father’s nakedness.
- May God expand the territory of Japheth; may he dwell in the tents of Shem, and may Canaan be his servant.”
- This is the account of Noah’s sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth, who also had sons after the flood.
- The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
- And sons were also born to Shem, the older brother of Japheth; Shem was the forefather of all the sons of Eber.
- The sons of Noah: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
- The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.