The three sons of Noah are Japheth, Ham, and Shem. Japheth is the eldest of the three sons, who are listed in the order “Shem, Ham, and Japheth” in Genesis 5:32 and 9:18. The current world at the present time is said to be divided amongst these three sons of Noah. According to that book, Japheth and his two brothers formed the three major races:
- Japheth is the father of the Japhetic race
- Shem is the father of the Semitic race
- Ham is the father of the Hamitic race
In Genesis 10:5, which states, “By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands.” Japheth’s descendants would inhabit the whole northern regions of the globe, having settled in Asia, Russia, Turkey, Greece, Europe, America and Israel, where Japheth is considered the father of the “Indo-Europeans or the Europeans” and “white people” (AKA the Caucasian race). The connection between Japheth and the Europeans, originates from Genesis 10:5, which states, “By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands.”
The name Japheth /ˈdʒeɪfɛθ/ (Hebrew: יָפֶֿתֿ, יֶפֶֿתֿ Yapheth , Modern Hebrew: Yefet ; Greek: Ἰάφεθ Iapheth ; Latin: Iafeth or Iapetus ; Arabic: يافث) is derived from Ja—God, or life, and Phatha, which means in Hebrew enlarged, and in other languages, father; thus, Japheth meant enlarged of God—God and father, or Deus pater. Various spellings of Japheth are Japheta, Japeta, Japhe, or Jophe, or, as the Latins “Iu-Pater” (yēu-pəter or Iuppiter, Iūpiter – Pater/Father or the nominative: *Dyēus-pətēr, meaning “O Father Sky-God”, or “O Father Day-God”); He was the ruler of the lower world whom the Latins had called “Father Jove”, and this is where we get the modern English spelling of Jupiter, who in Christianity is Saint Peter.
In Josephus‘s Antiquities of the Jews, I.VI.122 (Whiston). Josephus wrote:
- Japhet, the son of Noah, had seven sons: they inhabited so, that, beginning at the mountains Taurus and Amanus, they proceeded along Asia, as far as the river Tanais (Don), and along Europe to Cadiz; and settling themselves on the lands which they light upon, which none had inhabited before, they called the nations by their own names.
Japheth had seven sons: first, Gomer; second, Magog; third, Madai; fourth, Javan; fifth, Tubal; sixth, Meshech; seventh, Tiras. History of the Nations descended from the Eldest Son of Japheth, named Gomer (Gen. x. 2; I. Chron. i. 5; Ezekiel xxxviii. 6), viz.: Cimmerii, Italians, French, Sigambri, Gambrivi, Cimbri, Ancient Britons, Kumero or Welsh, Scotch, Irish, Comarians, Chomarians, Germans and various later writers (including Jerome and Isidore of Seville, as well as other traditional accounts) have assigned to them, are as follows:
- Gomer: Scythians, Turks, Serbs, Croats, Armenians, Welsh, Picts, Irish, Germans (Teutons);
- Magog: Scythians, Goths, Swedes, Finns, Huns, Slavs, Magyars (Hungarians), Irish;
- Madai: Mitanni, Mannai, Medes, more generally Persians, or even more generally Indo-Aryans;
- Javan: Ionians (Greeks)
- Tubal: Tabali, Circassians, Georgians, Italics, Iberians, Basques;
- Meshech: Phrygians, Meskheti, Moschoi, Illyrians;
- Tiras: Thracians, Etruscans, Goths, Jutes, Teutons (Germans).
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I’m aboriginal from British Columbia how do you explain Inuit people being as dark as people in south America, and central America? People always forget natives exist when talking about biblical issues. Everyone’s theories are B s till they figure out where natives fit in and I don’t mean the jesuit Bering strait lie and the Mongolian nonsense. Is it just the western hemisphere that is exempt from this scientific study?
Interesting
According to the bible KJ version of Gen. Humanity started out black. ANY other account is not bible based and nothing more than your own assumption.
Shem — The perpetuator of what we today call the Mediterranean branch of the White (Caucasoid) “race”. Surrounding evidence suggests that the line of Shem didn’t begin, but, continued the racial phenotype that preceded the Language Confusion at Babel, and the Great Flood, all the way back to Adam. As a side note, it may be of interest to mention that the Pre-Babel/Pre-Flood language seems to have been some form of what we today call Semitic. Adam’s language, which could be called Adamic, would’ve been spoken by all the billions upon billions of Predilivians and Prebabelians!
Japheth — Father of the Nordic branch of the White (Caucasoid) “race”.
Ham — Father of the Black (Congoid) “race”.
Since the Semites and Japhethites both form a sort of single White (Caucasoid) “race”, technically the human race can be “racially” divided into two groups – White and Black.
Mongoloid is not a separate race, but a Mulatto race. Hispanic/Latino, Indian, Asian, Oriental, African, European, Pacific Islander, Native American, Arab, Middle Eastern, Australoid, etc., etc., etc., aren’t races.
Original people weren’t Black, as many Black supremacists declare, nor were they Nordic-White as many White supremacists declare. However, they were White, but, rather Mediterranean-White. I myself am White, but, Nordic-White, so I can’t be accused of being a Nordicist, nor am I a Mediterraneanist. I personally don’t care. I’m just one of the few people who likes to present the simple facts.
How were the original humans white? Ridiculous. Go look at ppl with vitiligo or albinism. That’s where the beginnings of Europeans come from. White skin is a curse and a defect. Science even proves this. Why would God not bless you with adequate melanin to protect you if you are part of the chosen line?
The original humans were not white, but you need to consider that human beings have always adapted to the climates they live in. It is scientifically proven that reduced melanin is beneficial in CERTAIN climates i.e. the northern hemisphere where winters are longer and vitamin D synthesis demands are much higher, White people adapted to the northern climate. I find it interesting that the Book of Enoch described Noah to have white hair, white skin and bright eyes. Also described in the book of Enoch was offspring of angels (Nephilim) who were described to be giants and typically with features different than normal humans. The Book of Enoch is considered to have been written by Enoch, the seventh from Adam. It is considered an apocryphal book although it is not a part of the canonical Apocrypha.
Ten fragments of The Book of Enoch have been found at Qumran in the Dead Sea Scrolls, it is known to have existed in its present form since at least the 2nd Century BC. Just some things to consider: Europeans, especially north europeans seem to have unusual traits and features with the only region in the world to have the highest -RH factor blood, I have to ask where did these features come from?
And there is no chosen line that is ridiculous and laughable.
Anyone that says “white” skin is the product of evolution via environmental conditions is either a liar or grossly incompetent as a researcher.
It doesn’t matter what you find laughable. The Bible laughs at your laughter. There is a chosen bloodline. They will rule. Deal with it. pale skin, much like albinism, is exclusively and categorically the product of a Degenerative Mutation . The fixed degenerative mutation (as opposed to simple albinism) that took hold of the entire taxonomic group currently known as “Europeans” or “Caucasians” but basically (the misnomer) “white” people was more than mere adaptation, but far less than an “evolution” as the current leading paradigm suggests. If it was anything, it would be more akin to a de-evolution. Facts are facts.
I can agree with this in part. Eskimo are still dark and have some melanin in their skin and they live in cold climates. Noah’s skin tone was eventually changed back to it’s darker hue. Only Caucasians and Asians have a high content of Neanderthal genes (Nephilim descendents). You are correct this book is not found in so-called canon but Jude quotes from it. There is a chosen line according the scripture!