These are the three sons of Noah: and of them was the whole earth overspread.
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These are the three sons of Noah,.... And his only ones; and if he had any more, they left no posterity behind them, since it follows:
and of them was the whole earth overspread, with inhabitants,…
- XXX. The Prophecy of Noah 18. כנען kena‛an, “Kena‘an, bowed down.” 19. נפץ nāpats, “break, scatter, spread.” פוּץ pûts, “break, scatter, flow.” 20. כרם kerem, “orchard, vineyard.” 21. יין yayı̂n,…
Here is, I. Noah's family and employment. The names of his sons are again mentioned (Gen 9:18, Gen 9:19) as those from whom the whole earth was overspread, by which it appears that Noah, after the…
Noah, as the Vine-dresser, and his three Sons. (J.)
In this section the narrative, which begins at Gen 9:9, is introduced by the two connecting Gen 9:18-19, which either conclude J's account of the…
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