Salah's firstborn was Eber, whose name was used to derive the term 'Hebrew' for his descendants. Arphaxad firstborn son is Salah (Genesis 10:24). Aram's sons were Uz, Hul, Gether and Meshech (Genesis 10:23, 1Chronicles 1:17). His five sons sired after the flood were Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud and Aram (Genesis 10:22, 11:10). Shem's name means 'renown' (Hitchcock's Bible Names). Japheth's descendants gave rise to peoples historically referred to as Cimmerians, Scythians, the Medians and Pares (who would later form the Medo-Persian Empire, which is considered the most powerful in ancient history), Phrygians and others. Collins suggests that from Gomer, after the flood, sprung the oriental nations like China, from Magog sprung those who would live in Russia, and Javan produced those who would eventually migrate to Japan. Research done on the lost tribes of Israel by Steven M. They are also thought to have settled in the islands of Cyprus, Crete and Rhodes.Īccording to the first century historian Josephus (Antiquities of the Jews, Book 1, Chapter 6), the descendants of Japheth also populated the areas around the Taurus and Amanus mountains, living in Asia as far as the river Tansis and also inhabiting Europe to Cadiz. Japheth and his descendants, after the flood, are believed to have migrated to areas around the Black and Caspian Seas, Asia Minor, and the Greek islands (Aegean Sea Region). Javan's four sons were Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim and Dodanim (Genesis 10:4, 1Chronicles 1:7). Gomer's three sons were Ashkenaz, Riphath and Togarmah (Genesis 10:3, 1Chronicles 1:6). The seven sons of Japheth, which he had after the flood, are Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech and Tiras (Genesis 10:2, 1Chronicles 1:5). Interestingly, first century Jewish historian Josephus (Antiquities of the Jews, Book 1, Chapter 6) says that Japheth (Japhet) was Noah's first male child, followed by Ham and then Shem. While some commentaries (Adam Clarke's, Matthew Henry's, etc.) support the belief that Japheth was Noah's oldest son, many others (IBSE, Fausset's Bible Dictionary, Smith's Bible Dictionary, etc.) support the conclusion that Shem was the firstborn.

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