Saturday, January 10, 2009

Shem, Ham and Japeth

Genesis 10:1 "This is the account of Shem, Ham, and Japeth, Noah's sons, who themselves had sons after the flood."

Noah's three sons had a big task before them. The earth was forever changed after the flood. It would be up to Shem, Ham and Japeth to rebuild the nations through their children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and so on.

These are the sons (or nations) that come from Shem:
Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud and Aram

Elam is the father of the countries: Bulgaria, Czechoslavakia, Yugoslavia
Asshur is the father of the countries: Syria, Iraq, Iran, Turkey
Arphaxad is the father of all the: Hebrews, who Abraham comes from whose son is Isaac, and grandson's name is Jacob: who is the father of these nations: France, Germany, Palestine, Israel, Finland, Netherlands, Denmark, Ireland, Scotland, Sweden, Switzerland, Belgium, Norway, Great Britian, and the USA.
Lud is the father of the countries: Albania, Georgia, Tunisia
Aram is the father of the countries: Armenia, Lebanon, also Syria, Iraq, Iran



Psalm 105:23 "Then Israel entered Egypt; Jacob lived as an alien in the land of Ham


These are the sons (or nations) that come from Ham: (the youngest son of Noah)
Cush, Mizraim, Put and Canaan

Cush is the father of the countries: Ethiopia, Maldive Isles
Mizraim is the father of the countries: Egypt, Sudan, Libya, Guinea
Put is the father of the countries: Brazil, Haiti, India, Guinea, Liberia, Dominican Republic, Sudan
Canaan is the father of the countries: Malta, Portugal, Sicily, Spain, Tunisia, Sudan which originated from the tribes: Sidonians, Jebusites, Arvadites, Girgashites, Amorites, Arkites, Sinites, Hittites, Perizzites, and Zemarites.


These are the sons (or nations) that come from Japeth:
Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, Tiras

Gomer is the father of the countries: Burma, Cambodia, Indo-china, Japan, Laos, Napal, Philippines, Tibet, Korea, Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam
Magog is the father of the countries: Mongolia, China, Manchuria
Madai is the father of the countries: Ukraine, Maldavai
Javan is the father of the countries: Greece, North Portugal, Southern Italy
Tubal is the father of the countries: Great Russia
Meschech is the father of the countries: Great Russia
Tiras is the father of the countries: Chile, Ecuador, Honduras, Bolivia, Columbia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Polynesia, Peru, Argentina, Brazil and Uraguay

Just by knowing a little bit of history now you might be able to figure out which son of Noah's you are descended from...and if your lucky you even might be so mixed that your descended from more than one of Noah's sons.