japheth in English

noun

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(in the Bible) a son of Noah, traditional ancestor of the peoples living around the Mediterranean. His name is probably to be connected with that of Iapetus, a Titan in Greek mythology.

Use "japheth" in a sentence

1. Shem, Ham, and Japheth. —Genesis 6:10.

2. I know you'll be going to find wives for Ham and Japheth.

3. Arabs’ attitude to blacks derives from Genesis’ racist fiction of the three sons of Noah – Ham, Japheth and Shem

4. Noah, the great-grandson of Enoch, after he was five hundred years of age, became father to Shem, Ham and Japheth.

5. Noah’s wife and the wives of Shem, Ham, and Japheth may have been especially concerned about making a livable home aboard that ark.

6. Although the three sons are consistently listed as “Shem, Ham and Japheth,” there is some uncertainty as to their relative positions according to age.

7. 1 Adam Begat Seth; and Seth, Enos, [Adam, Seth, Enos,] 2 Kenan, Mahalaleel, Jered, 3 Henoch, Methuselah, Lamech, 4 Noe, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

8. After reaching the age of 500, he “became father to Shem, Ham and Japheth,” and custom of those days suggests that 50 to 60 years passed before his sons got married.

9. Genesis 9:18 View whole chapter See verse in context And the sons of Noah, that went forth of the ark, were Shem, and Ham, and Japheth: and Ham is the father of Canaan

10. Arabs claim that “the accursed Ham was the progenitor of the black race; that Japheth begat the full-faced, small eyes Europeans, and that Shem fathered the handsome of face with beautiful hair Arabs,” of course.

11. 9 askaris who Brutalised Kisumu woman by dragging her on tarmac charged By K24Tv Team On Fri, 26 Mar, 2021 14:39 < 1 min read From left: Victor Ochieng, Kevin Omondi, George Ochieng, Paul Ochieng, Faith Akoth, Martin Ogwa, Japheth Odero, Vincent Otieno, and Joseph Orwa before a Kisumu court on March 26, where they were charged with causing