Japheth
−2500 – −1900
Hebrew years: 1261–1861 (א׳רס״א–א׳תתס״א)
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Japheth, son of Noah, came through the Flood on the ark with his family. Genesis gives no age for him, so the end of this bar is only an estimate; the Sages count him as the eldest of the three. With Shem he covered his father, and Noah prayed: may God enlarge Japheth, and may he dwell in the tents of Shem.
Genesis 10 traces from him Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech and Tiras, the peoples of the coastlands to the north and west. Javan is the Hebrew name of Greece to this day, and Ashkenaz, his grandson, gave his name to the Jews of Germany.
- Hebrew years
- 1261–1861 (א׳רס״א–א׳תתס״א)
- Place
- Mount Ararat
- Category
- Patriarchs & Biblical Figures
- Part of
- Primeval History
Read the text
- Genesis 9 · Hebrew and English on Sefaria
- Genesis 10 · Hebrew and English on Sefaria
- Sanhedrin 69b · Hebrew and English on Sefaria
At the same time
Ham−2499 – −1900
Shem−2498 – −1898
Noah−3000 – −2050
Abraham−2018 – −1843
Sarah−2008 – −1881
Isaac−1918 – −1738
