Genesis 9:18

And the sons of Noe who came out of the ark, were Sem, Cham, and Japheth: and Cham is the father of Chanaan.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

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 Noe: This shall be the sign of the covenant which I have established between me and all flesh upon the earth.

19These three are the sons of Noe: and from these was all mankind spread over the whole earth.

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Cross References

Genesis 9:25He said: Cursed be Chaanan, a servant of servants, shall he be unto his brethren.

Genesis 10:6And the sons of Cham: Chus, and Mesram, and Phuth, and Chanaan.

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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