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Genesis 6:10

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And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
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    32And Noah was five hundred years old: and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

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Genesis 6:10

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begat

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1. Fathered or brought forth as offspring; in a genealogy, identified a male progenitor in the stated line. 2. Brought forth, formed, or gave life in a spiritual or figurative relation.

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Ham

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Sense 1: Ham, a son of Noah and an ancestor named in the genealogies. Sense 2: The land of Ham.

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6:9¶ These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.

6:10And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

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6:11The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.

6:12And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.

6:13And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.

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