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Japheth

son of Noah

Son of Noah and ancestor in the table of nations.

11 appearances2 Bible books1 known aliases

Who or what is this?

Son of who, with , respectfully covers his father after the incident with the wine and receives his blessing — that God would enlarge Japheth and that he would dwell in the tents of Shem. The Table of Nations traces from him peoples to the north and west, including , Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and . His line is generally associated in the biblical imagination with the maritime and northern nations of the ancient world.

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