Genesis 6:10

10 And Noah fathered 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 Noah found favor in the eyes of Yahweh.
9 These [are] the generations of Noah. Noah [was] a righteous man, without defect in his generations. Noah walked with God.
10 And Noah fathered three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
11 And the earth [was] corrupted before God, and the earth was filled [with] violence.
12 And God saw the earth, and behold, it was corrupt, for all flesh had corrupted its way upon the earth.
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