The sons of Noah: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
Parallel translations
- WEB Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
- KJV Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
- NKJV Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
- NASB Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
- NLT and Noah. The sons of Noah were Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
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Quick answer
Noah and his three sons stand at the hinge of history, the family through whom the whole human race was renewed after the flood.
Overview
With Noah, God preserved humanity through the waters of judgment, and from Shem, Ham, and Japheth the post-flood nations descend (Genesis 9-10). The Chronicler highlights this fresh beginning, showing that God's purposes survive even global judgment. Noah's deliverance through water foreshadows the salvation God brings to His people, a pattern the New Testament connects to baptism and Christ (1 Peter 3:20-21).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 12
- Gen 5:32After Noah was 500 years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
- Gen 9:18The sons of Noah who came out of the ark were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. And Ham was the father of Canaan.
- Ezek 14:14then even if these three men—Noah, Daniel, and Job—were in it, their righteousness could deliver only themselves, declares the Lord GOD.
- Luke 17:26Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man:
- Gen 6:8–10Noah, however, found favor in the eyes of the LORD.
- Heb 11:7By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in godly fear built an ark to save his family. By faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.
- Isa 54:9–10“For to Me this is like the days of Noah, when I swore that the waters of Noah would never again cover the earth. So I have sworn that I will not be angry with you or rebuke you.
- Luke 3:36the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech,
- 2 Pet 2:5if He did not spare the ancient world when He brought the flood on its ungodly people, but preserved Noah, a preacher of righteousness, among the eight;
- Gen 7:1Then the LORD said to Noah, “Go into the ark, you and all your family, because I have found you righteous in this generation.
- Matt 24:37–38As it was in the days of Noah, so will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.
- Gen 9:29So Noah lived a total of 950 years, and then he died.
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