Genesis 6:10

10 He had three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

Genesis 6:10 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 6:10

And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
] When he was five hundred years of age, and before the flood came upon the earth; and when it was so wicked as is next described: of these sons of his, and of the order in which they are placed, (See Gill on Genesis 5:32).

Genesis 6:10 In-Context

8 But the LORD was pleased with Noah.

9 This is the account of Noah and his descendants. Noah had God's approval and was a man of integrity among the people of his time. He walked with God.

10 He had three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

11 The world was corrupt in God's sight and full of violence.

12 God saw the world and how corrupt it was because all people on earth lived evil lives.