Old Testament · Major figure
Japheth
One of Noah's three sons who survived the Flood and became a patriarch of the nations.
Japheth was a son of Noah who entered the ark with his family to escape the global flood. Along with his brothers Shem and Ham, he became a progenitor of the post-flood world, with his descendants traditionally associated with the nations of the north and west. His life highlights the preservation of humanity through the covenant God made with Noah.
In the text
- Verses
- 11
- Books
- 2
- First appears
- Genesis 5:32
- Last appears
- 1 Chronicles 1:5
Where Japheth appears
11 verses · 6 chaptersIn the same books
- Bilhah11 versesRachel's handmaid who became a concubine to Jacob and the mother of his sons Dan and Naphtali.
- Ham11 versesOne of Noah's three sons who survived the Flood and became the ancestor of various nations.
- Anah10 versesA Horite leader and son of Zibeon whose daughter Oholibamah became a wife of Esau.
- Bethuel10 versesThe son of Nahor and Milcah, father of Rebekah and Laban, and nephew of Abraham.
- Put2 versesA son of Ham and progenitor of a North African people group often associated with ancient Libya.
- Esau57 versesThe elder son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, and the progenitor of the Edomite nation.
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