Genesis 9:18

And the sons of Noah who went out of the ark were Shem, Ham, and Japheth; and Ham is the father of Canaan.

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And the sons of Noah, that went forth of the ark, were Shem, and Ham, and Japheth: and Ham is the father of Canaan.

In Context

17And God said to Noah, This is the sign of the agreement which I have made between me and all flesh on the earth.

19These three were the sons of Noah and from them all the earth was peopled.

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Cross References

Genesis 5:32And when Noah was five hundred years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

Genesis 9:25Cursed be Canaan; let him be a servant of servants to his brothers.

Genesis 10:6And the sons of Ham: Cush and Mizraim and Put and Canaan.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 9:13-18

12 And God said, This is the token of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations: 13 I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth. 14 And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow shall be seen in the cloud: 15 And I will remember my covenant, which is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall no more become a flood to… Read the whole commentary →

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