Noah's Descendants
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Now the sons of Noah who went out of the ark were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. u And Ham was the father of Canaan.
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v These three were the sons of Noah, w and from these the whole earth was populated.
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And Noah began to be x a farmer, and he planted a vineyard.
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Then he drank of the wine y and was drunk, and became uncovered in his tent.
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And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brothers outside.
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z But Shem and Japheth took a garment, laid it on both their shoulders, and went backward and covered the nakedness of their father. Their faces were turned away, and they did not see their father's nakedness.
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So Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his younger son had done to him.
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Then he said:
a Cursed be Canaan;
A b servant of servants
He shall be to his brethren."
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And he said:
c Blessed be the LORD,
The God of Shem,
And may Canaan be his servant.
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May God d enlarge Japheth,
e And may he dwell in the tents of Shem;
And may Canaan be his servant."
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And Noah lived after the flood three hundred and fifty years.
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So all the days of Noah were nine hundred and fifty years; and he died.
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Cross References
Genesis 9:25 - 27
Then he said: Cursed be Canaan; A servant of servants He shall be to his brethren.
Genesis 10:6
The sons of Ham were Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
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Cross References
Genesis 5:32
And Noah was five hundred years old, and Noah begot Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
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Cross References
Genesis 9:1
So God blessed Noah and his sons, and said to them: "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth.
Genesis 9:7
And as for you, be fruitful and multiply; Bring forth abundantly in the earth And multiply in it.
Genesis 10:32
These were the families of the sons of Noah, according to their generations, in their nations; and from these the nations were divided on the earth after the flood.
1 Chronicles 1:4
Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
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Cross References
Genesis 3:19
In the sweat of your face you shall eat bread Till you return to the ground, For out of it you were taken; For dust you are, And to dust you shall return.
Genesis 3:23
Therefore the LORD God sent him out of the garden of Eden to till the ground from which he was taken.
Genesis 4:2
Then she bore again, this time his brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
Proverbs 12:11
He who tills his land will be satisfied with bread, But he who follows frivolity is devoid of understanding.
Jeremiah 31:24
And there shall dwell in Judah itself, and in all its cities together, farmers and those going out with flocks.
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Cross References
Proverbs 20:1
Wine is a mocker, Strong drink is a brawler, And whoever is led astray by it is not wise.
Ephesians 5:18
And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit.
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Cross References
Exodus 20:12
Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long upon the land which the LORD your God is giving you.
Galatians 6:1
Brethren, if a man is overtaken in any trespass, you who are spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness, considering yourself lest you also be tempted.
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Cross References
Deuteronomy 27:16
'Cursed is the one who treats his father or his mother with contempt.' "And all the people shall say, 'Amen!'
Joshua 9:23
"Now therefore, you are cursed, and none of you shall be freed from being slaves - woodcutters and water carriers for the house of my God."
Joshua 9:27
And that day Joshua made them woodcutters and water carriers for the congregation and for the altar of the LORD, in the place which He would choose, even to this day.
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Joshua 9:23
"Now therefore, you are cursed, and none of you shall be freed from being slaves - woodcutters and water carriers for the house of my God."
1 Kings 9:20
All the people who were left of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, who were not of the children of Israel -
1 Kings 9:21
That is, their descendants who were left in the land after them, whom the children of Israel had not been able to destroy completely - from these Solomon raised forced labor, as it is to this day.
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Cross References
Genesis 14:20
And blessed be God Most High, Who has delivered your enemies into your hand." And he gave him a tithe of all.
Genesis 24:27
And he said, "Blessed be the LORD God of my master Abraham, who has not forsaken His mercy and His truth toward my master. As for me, being on the way, the LORD led me to the house of my master's brethren.
Psalms 144:15
Happy are the people who are in such a state; Happy are the people whose God is the LORD!
Hebrews 11:16
But now they desire a better, that is, a heavenly country. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a city for them.
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Cross References
Genesis 10:2 - 5
The sons of Japheth were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
Genesis 39:3
And his master saw that the LORD was with him and that the LORD made all he did to prosper in his hand.
Isaiah 66:19
I will set a sign among them; and those among them who escape I will send to the nations: to Tarshish and Pul and Lud, who draw the bow, and Tubal and Javan, to the coastlands afar off who have not heard My fame nor seen My glory. And they shall declare My glory among the Gentiles.
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Cross References
Luke 3:36
The son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech.
John 1:14
And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.
Ephesians 2:13
But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.
Ephesians 2:14
For He Himself is our peace, who has made both one, and has broken down the middle wall of separation.
Ephesians 3:6
That the Gentiles should be fellow heirs, of the same body, and partakers of His promise in Christ through the gospel.
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