Genesis 9:18

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

JPS TaNaKH 1917

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 unto Noah: 'This is the token of the covenant which I have established between Me and all flesh that is upon the earth.'

19These three were the sons of Noah, and of these was the whole earth overspread.

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Cross References

Genesis 5:32And Noah was five hundred years old; and Noah begot Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

Genesis 9:25And he said: Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren.

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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