See also:

• JAPHETH (np.:)

JAPHETH (np.:)  , in the See also:

• BIBLE
• BIBLE, ENGLISH

Bible, the youngest son of See also:

• NOAH (ni, rest; Septuagint, New Testament, Philo, Josephus, Na*, N&i os, Nweos: Vulg. Noe)

Noah 1 according to the Priestly See also:

• CODE (Lat. codex)

Code (c . 45o B.C.); but in the earlier tradition' the second son, also the " See also:

• FATHER

father " of one of the three See also:

• GROUPS
• GROUPS, THEORY

groups into which the nations of the See also:

• WORLD

world are divided.' In Gen. ix . 27, Noah pronounces the following blessing on See also:

• JAPHETH (np.:)

Japheth " See also:

• GOD

God enlarge (Heb. yapht) Japheth (Heb. yepheth), And let him dwell in the tents of See also:

• SHEM (Hebrew for " name, renown, posterity ")

Shem; And let See also:

• CANAAN, CANAANITES

Canaan be his servant." This is probably an See also:

• ANCIENT
• ANCIENT (also spelt ANTIENT; derived, through the Fr. ancien, old, from the late Lat. antianum, from ante, before)

ancient See also:

• ORACLE (Lat. oraculum, from ora' to pray; the corresponding Greek word is uavreiov or Xpnuri7pwov)

oracle See also:

• INDEPENDENT

independent alike of the See also:

• FLOOD (in O. Eng. flod, a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. Flut, Dutch vloed, from the same root as is seen in " flow," " float ")
• FLOOD, HENRY (1732-1791)

flood See also:

• STORY, JOHN (c. 1510-1571)
• STORY, JOSEPH (1779-1845)
• STORY, ROBERT HERBERT (1835-1907)
• STORY, WILLIAM WETMORE (1819—1895)

story and the genealogical See also:

• SCHEME (Lat. schema, Gr. oxfjya, figure, form, from the root axe, seen in exeiv, to have, hold, to be of such shape, form, &c.)

scheme in Gen. x . Shem is probably See also:

• ISRAEL (Hebrew for " God strives " or " rules "; see Gen. xxxii. 28; and the allusion in Hosea xii. 4)

Israel; Canaan, of course, the Canaanites; by See also:

• ANALOGY (Gr. avaXo-yLa, proportion)

analogy, Japheth should be some third See also:

• ELEMENT (Lat. elementum)

element of the See also:

• POPULATION (Lat. populus, people; populare, to populate)

population of See also:

• PALESTINE

Palestine—the See also:

• PHILISTINES

Philistines or the Phoenicians have been suggested . The sense of the second See also:

• LINE

line is doubtful, it may be " let God dwell " or " let Japheth dwell "; on the latter view Japheth appears to be in friendly See also:

• ALLIANCE

alliance with Shem . The words might mean that Japheth was an intruding invader, but this is not consonant with the See also:

• TONE, THEOBALD WOLFE (1763-1798)

tone of the oracle . Possibly Japheth is only See also:

• PRESENT

present in Gen. ix . 20-27 through corruption of the See also:

• TEXT (Lat. textum, woven fabric, from texere, to weave)

text, Japheth may be an accidental repetition of yapht " may he enlarge," misread as a proper name . In Gen. x . Japheth is the See also:

• NORTHERN

northern and western See also:

• DIVISION (from Lat. dividere, to break up into parts, separate)

division of the nations; being perhaps used as a convenient See also:

• TITLE (0. Fr. title, mod. titre, from Lat. titulus)

title under which to See also:

• GROUP

group the more remote peoples who were not thought of as See also:

• STANDING

standing in ethnic or See also:

• POLITICAL

political connexion with Israel or See also:

• EGYPT

Egypt . Thus of his descendants, See also:

• GOMER

Gomer, Magog,' Tubal, Meshech, Ashkenaz, Riphath and Togarmah are peoples who are located with more or less certainty in N.E . See also:

• ASIA

Asia See also:

• MINOR
• MINOR (Lat. for smaller, lesser)
• MINOR, ROBERT CRANNELL (1839-1904)

Minor, See also:

• ARMENIA (old Persian Armina, Armenian Hayasdan, or Hayq)

Armenia and the lands to the N.E. of the See also:

• BLACK
• BLACK, ADAM (1784-1874)
• BLACK, JEREMIAH SULLIVAN (1810–1883)
• BLACK, WILLIAM (1841-1898)

Black See also:

• SEA (in O. Eng. sae, a common Teutonic word; cf. Ger. See, Dutch Zee, &c.; the ultimate source is uncertain)
• SEA, COMMAND OF THE

Sea; Javan is the See also:

• IONIANS

Ionians, used loosely for the seafaring peoples of the See also:

• WEST
• WEST, BENJAMIN (1738-1820)
• WEST, NICHOLAS (1461-1533)

West, including Tarshish (Tartessus in See also:

• SPAIN
• SPAIN (Espana)

Spain); Kittim (See also:

• CYPRUS
• CYPRUS, CHURCH OF

Cyprus), Rodanim' (See also:

• RHODES
• RHODES, CECIL JOHN (1853-1902)
• RHODES, JAMES FORD

Rhodes) .

There is no certain See also:

• IDENTIFICATION (Lat. idem, the same)

identification of Tiras and Elishah . The similarity of the name Japheth to the Titan Iapetos of See also:

• GREEK
• GREEK, ETRUSCAN AND

Greek See also:

• MYTHOLOGY

mythology is probably a See also:

• MERE
• MERE, ADALBERT (1838-1909)

mere See also:

• ACCIDENT
• ACCIDENT (from Lat. accidere, to happen)

accident . A See also:

• PLACE (through Fr. from Lat. platea, street; Gr. IrAar6s, wide)

place Japheth is mentioned in See also:

• JUDITH, THE BOOK OF

Judith ii . 25, but it is quite unknown . In addition to commentaries and See also:

• DICTIONARY

dictionary articles, see E . See also:

• MEYER, CHRISTIAN ERICH HERMANN VON (18or-1869)
• MEYER, HEINRICH AUGUST WILHELM (1800-1873)
• MEYER, JULIUS LOTHAR (183o-1895)
• MEYER, KONRAD FERDINAND (1825-1898)
• MEYER, VICTOR (1848-1897)
• MEYER, [MARIE] PAUL HYACINTHE (184o- )

Meyer, See also:

• DIE
• DIE (Fr. de, from Lat. datum, given)

Die Israeliten and ihre Nachbarstamme, pp . 219 sqq . (W . H .