He was father to five sons who became the fathers of the five Semitic nations as shown below. Shem and his wife were childless before the flood, but after the flood Shem bore a son at 110 years of age. "Name") was Noah's oldest son and part of Noah's family of eight who survived the great flood. The above map shows a table of God's dispersion of the nation's after they migrated from the Tower at Babel. these three sons of Noah represented the three great races of mankind. The sons of Noah were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. It was here that they rebelled against God, and the Lord miraculously scattered them by changing their languages (confusion of tongues) and races in order to forcibly distribute them over the face of the year (Genesis 11:1-9).
They soon began to migrate according to God's promise to be fruitful and fill the earth.Īll of mankind at that time gathered in the Persian Gulf region at a place called Babel, and it was here that they followed a leader named Nimrod and built a tower to reach to heaven. The Lord was pleased with Noah's offering and spoke to Noah saying that he would never again destroy the world by water, and the rainbow appeared as a sign of his promise to all of mankind.įor nearly 100 years Noah's family increased in numbers and prospered. He had been in the ark for over a year, and after departing he built an altar and made a sacrifice. Noah finally served that the water had receded enough for him to venture forth. After seven more days the Dove sent forth once again and it did not return. The dove returned, and seven days later Noah sent forth the dove once again and this time it returned with an olive leaf. After 2 1/2 more months the tops of the mountains became visible, and 40 days later Noah sent a dove and a Raven. The flood lasted 40 days and 40 nights and after 150 days Noah's Ark rested upon Mount Ararat.
Although the subject of the classification of the nations and the origin of languages is highly controversial, ethnologists agree on one key point: that all of mankind can be divided into three basic groups.Īccording to the Bible, around 4600 years ago the entire world was destroyed by a flood except for Noah and his family. They are all divided into 3 primary classifications: Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Genesis 10 lists a total of 70 original founders of the nations of the world or racial groups. The Bible reveals that every race upon the earth originated with the three sons of Noah Shem, Ham, and Japheth. The big question of how all the nations and races began and what was the origin of all civilization can be answered in Genesis chapter 10.
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( Enlarge) ( PDF for Print) (Freely Distributed) Map of the Origin of Nations and Races that were dispersed by God in Genesis 10
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