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Genesis 9:18–19

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¶ And the sons of Noah, that went forth of the ark, were Shem, and Ham, and Japheth: and Ham is the father of Canaan.
These are the three sons of Noah: and of them was the whole earth overspread.
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From verse 18

  1. Genesis 10:1Rank 1 from verse 18
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    1NOW these are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and unto them were sons born after the flood.

  2. Genesis 10:6Rank 2 from verse 18
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    6¶ And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan.

  3. Genesis 9:25–27Rank 3 from verse 18
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    25And he said, Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren.

    26And he said, Blessed be the Lord God of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.

    27God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.

  4. Genesis 9:23Rank 4 from verse 18
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    23And Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it upon both their shoulders, and went backward, and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces were backward, and they saw not their father’s nakedness.

  5. 1 Chronicles 1:4Rank 5 from verse 18
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    4Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

From verse 19

  1. 1 Chronicles 1:4–28Rank 1 from verse 19
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    4Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

    5¶ The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.

    6And the sons of Gomer; Ashchenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.

    7And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.

    8¶ The sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.

    9And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabta, and Raamah, and Sabtecha. And the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan.

    10And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be mighty upon the earth.

    11And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim,

    12And Pathrusim, and Casluhim, (of whom came the Philistines,) and Caphthorim.

    13And Canaan begat Zidon his firstborn, and Heth,

    14The Jebusite also, and the Amorite, and the Girgashite,

    15And the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite,

    16And the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite.

    17¶ The sons of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech.

    18And Arphaxad begat Shelah, and Shelah begat Eber.

    19And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg; because in his days the earth was divided: and his brother’s name was Joktan.

    20And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,

    21Hadoram also, and Uzal, and Diklah,

    22And Ebal, and Abimael, and Sheba,

    23And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.

    24¶ Shem, Arphaxad, Shelah,

    25Eber, Peleg, Reu,

    26Serug, Nahor, Terah,

    27Abram; the same is Abraham.

    28The sons of Abraham; Isaac, and Ishmael.

  2. Genesis 10:2–32Rank 2 from verse 19
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    2The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.

    3And the sons of Gomer; Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.

    4And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.

    5By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.

    6¶ And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan.

    7And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtecha: and the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan.

    8And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth.

    9He was a mighty hunter before the Lord: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the Lord.

    10And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.

    11Out of that land went forth Asshur, and builded Nineveh, and the city Rehoboth, and Calah,

    12And Resen between Nineveh and Calah: the same is a great city.

    13And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim,

    14And Pathrusim, and Casluhim, (out of whom came Philistim,) and Caphtorim.

    15¶ And Canaan begat Sidon his firstborn, and Heth,

    16And the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgasite,

    17And the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite,

    18And the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite: and afterward were the families of the Canaanites spread abroad.

    19And the border of the Canaanites was from Sidon, as thou comest to Gerar, unto Gaza; as thou goest, unto Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboim, even unto Lasha.

    20These are the sons of Ham, after their families, after their tongues, in their countries, and in their nations.

    21¶ Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were children born.

    22The children of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram.

    23And the children of Aram; Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash.

    24And Arphaxad begat Salah; and Salah begat Eber.

    25And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother’s name was Joktan.

    26And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,

    27And Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah,

    28And Obal, and Abimael, and Sheba,

    29And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these were the sons of Joktan.

    30And their dwelling was from Mesha, as thou goest unto Sephar a mount of the east.

    31These are the sons of Shem, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after their nations.

    32These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations: and by these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood.

  3. Genesis 5:32Rank 3 from verse 19
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    32And Noah was five hundred years old: and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

  4. Genesis 8:17Rank 4 from verse 19
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    17Bring forth with thee every living thing that is with thee, of all flesh, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth; that they may breed abundantly in the earth, and be fruitful, and multiply upon the earth.

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Genesis 9:18

COMBINED MEANING

forth

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1. Outward, away, or forward from a place, person, possession, or former position. 2. In constructions of bearing or producing, into birth, growth, fruit, or another stated result. 3. With verbs such as put, stretch, spread, or reach, outward by extension or exertion. 4. In constructions of showing, speaking, issuing, or displaying, into view, expression, publication, or effect. 5. Onward from a stated time or point, as in from that time forth.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

ark

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1. The sacred chest called the ark of God, the testimony, or the covenant, made for Israel and set in the tabernacle or temple; the ark of God's testament is also seen in the heavenly temple. 2. The great vessel built by Noah in which his household and living creatures were preserved through the flood. 3. The small covered vessel of bulrushes in which the infant Moses was laid.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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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.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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father

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Sense 1: A male parent or begetter. Sense 2: An ancestor, forefather, founder, source, originator, chief, elder, or one bearing paternal authority and care. Sense 3: God as Father, including the Father of Jesus Christ and of those described as his children.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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Genesis 9:19

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earth

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Sense 1: The world in distinction from heaven. Sense 2: Dry land, ground, soil, or dust. Sense 3: A land, region, or its inhabitants.

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17And God said unto Noah, This is the token of the covenant, which I have established between me and all flesh that is upon the earth.

18¶ And the sons of Noah, that went forth of the ark, were Shem, and Ham, and Japheth: and Ham is the father of Canaan.

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19These are the three sons of Noah: and of them was the whole earth overspread.

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20And Noah began to be an husbandman, and he planted a vineyard:

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