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Noah.

The sons of Noah were[a] Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

The Descendants of Japheth

The sons of Japheth were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshek, and Tiras.[b]

The sons of Gomer were Ashkenaz, Diphath,[c] and Togarmah.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 1:4 The Hebrew text does not include the words the sons of Noah were. The translation follows the Greek text.
  2. 1 Chronicles 1:5 Some of these proper names are the names both of individuals and of the ethnic groups derived from them. Some of these names also serve as the names of the geographic locations in which these peoples lived. Sometimes in genealogies the term sons includes successive generations of descendants.
  3. 1 Chronicles 1:6 Variant Ripath. In Hebrew script the equivalents of d and r look very much alike.

The sons of Noah:[a](A)

Shem, Ham and Japheth.(B)

The Japhethites(C)

The sons[b] of Japheth:

Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshek and Tiras.

The sons of Gomer:

Ashkenaz, Riphath[c] and Togarmah.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 1:4 Septuagint; Hebrew does not have this line.
  2. 1 Chronicles 1:5 Sons may mean descendants or successors or nations; also in verses 6-9, 17 and 23.
  3. 1 Chronicles 1:6 Many Hebrew manuscripts and Vulgate (see also Septuagint and Gen. 10:3); most Hebrew manuscripts Diphath