Japheth (Easton)

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Wide spreading: 'God shall enlarge Japheth' (Heb. Yaphat Elohim le-Yephet, Genesis 9:27 . Some, however, derive the name from Yaphah , 'To be beautiful;' hence white), one of the sons of Noah, mentioned last in order ( Genesis 5:32; 6:10; 7:13 ), perhaps first by birth (10:21; comp 9:24). He and his"> StudyL ı ght .org Plug in, Turn on and Be En light ened! Not Yet a Member? Click to Sign Up Now! --> --> Bible Study Tools Lang uage Tools Study Lib rary Hist orical Writings Pas toral Resources Per sonal Resources Site Resources Lectionary Calendar Saturday, June 6th, 2026 the Week of Proper 4 / Ordinary 9 video advertismenet advertisement advertisement advertisement Attention! StudyLight.org has pledged to help build churches in Uganda. Help us with that pledge and support pastors in the heart of Africa. Click here to join the effort! Home » Bible Dictionaries » Easton's Bible Dictionary » Letter J Bible Dictionaries Japheth Easton's Bible Dictionary Search for… Enter query below: or A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z Prev Entry Janum Next Entry Japhia Resource Toolbox Print Article Additional Links Concordances Nave Topical Bible Taphath Jetheth Japhleti (only first 3 shown) Scofield Reference Index Japheth Thompson Chain Reference Japheth Dictionaries American Tract Society Japheth Chabad Knowledge Base Japheth Easton's Bible Dictionary Jetheth Japheth Jahath Fausset Bible Dictionary Topheth Taphath Jetheth (only first 3 shown) Holman Bible Dictionary Topheth Taphath Naphoth-Dor (only first 3 shown) Hitchcock Bible Names Taphath Jetheth Japhlet (only first 3 shown) Hastings' BibleDictionary Topheth Taphath Jetheth (only first 3 shown) Morrish Bible Dictionary Tophet, Topheth Taphath Jetheth (only first 3 shown) 1910 New Catholic Dictionary Japhet Hawker's Poor Man's Dictionary Japheth People's Bible Dictionary Topheth Lappeth Japheth Smith Bible Dictionary Topheth Taphath Jetheth (only first 3 shown) Wilson's Bible Types Lappeth Webster Dictionary Japhetite Japhetic Japhethite (only first 3 shown) Watson's Theological Dictionary Japheth Encyclopedias 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica Japheth International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Jahath Japheth (1) Japheth (2) (only first 3 shown) Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia Japheth McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Al-Jahedh Jahath Japheth (only first 3 shown) The Nuttall Encyclopedia Japheth The Jewish Encyclopedia Abraham ben Yefet (Japheth) Benjamin B. Japhet Japheth (only first 3 shown) Lexicons טָפַת יַחַת יַפְלֵט (only first 3 shown) Wide spreading: "God shall enlarge Japheth" (Heb. Yaphat Elohim le-Yephet, Genesis 9:27 . Some, however, derive the name from Yaphah , "To be beautiful;" hence white), one of the sons of Noah, mentioned last in order ( Genesis 5:32 ; 6:10 ; 7:13 ), perhaps first by birth (10:21; comp 9:24). He and his wife were two of the eight saved in the ark ( 1 Peter 3:20 ). He was the progenitor of many tribes inhabiting the east of Europe and the north of Asia ( Genesis 10:2-5 ). An act of filial piety (9:20-27) was the occasion of Noah's prophecy of the extension of his posterity. After the Flood the earth was re-peopled by the descendants of Noah, "the sons of Japheth" ( Genesis 10:2 ), "the sons of Ham" (6), and "the sons of Shem" (22). It is important to notice that modern ethnological science, reasoning from a careful analysis of facts, has arrived at the conclusion that there is a three-fold division of the human family, corresponding in a remarkable way with the great ethnological chapter of the book of Genesis (10). The three great races thus distinguished are called the Semitic, Aryan, and Turanian (Allophylian). "Setting aside the cases where the ethnic names employed are of doubtful application, it cannot reasonably be questioned that the author [of Genesis 10 ] has in his account of the sons of Japheth classed together the Cymry or Celts (Gomer), the Medes (Madai), and the Ionians or Greeks (Javan), thereby anticipating what has become known in modern times as the 'Indo-European Theory,' or the essential unity of the Aryan (Asiatic) race with the principal races of Europe, indicated by the Celts and the Ionians. Nor can it be doubted that he has thrown together under the one head of 'children of Shem' the Assyrians (Asshur), the Syrians (Aram), the Hebrews (Eber), and the Joktanian Arabs (Joktan), four of the principal races which modern ethnology recognizes under the heading of 'Semitic.' Again, under the heading of 'sons of Ham,' the author has arranged 'Cush', i.e., the Ethiopians; 'Mizraim,' the people of Egypt; 'Sheba and Dedan,' or certain of the Southern Arabs; and 'Nimrod,' or the ancient people of Babylon, four races between which the latest linguistic researches have established a close affinity" (Rawlinson's Hist. Illustrations).

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