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The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras. 2. The sons of Japheth ] These are names of peoples who for the most part seem to have dwelt in remote northern and western regions in Asia Minor. Gomer ] Mentioned also in Eze 38:6. Probably the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 10:2”

Now these [are] the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and unto them were sons born after the flood. 1. Now these are the generations ] The title of a new section in P; see note on Gen 2:4. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges – Section VIII – … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 10:1”

And all the days of Noah were nine hundred and fifty years: and he died. Verse 29. The days of Noah were nine hundred and fifty years] The oldest patriarch on record, except Methuselah and Jared. This, according to the common reckoning, was A. M. 2006, but according to Dr. Hales, 3505. “HAM,” says Dr. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 9:29”

And Noah lived after the flood three hundred and fifty years. Gen 9:28-29 And all the days of Noah were nine hundred and fifty years: and he died The years of Noah: their solemn lessons Here is a brief record of a noble life. There is little besides the simple numeration of years–merely a reference … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 9:28”

God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant. 27. God ] The blessing on Japheth is introduced with the name not of “Jehovah,” but of “Elohim.” Jehovah is the God who reveals Himself through the descendants of Shem. The blessing of Japheth shall come … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 9:27”

And he said, Blessed [be] the LORD God of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant. 26. Blessed be the Lord, the God of Shem ] The blessing invoked, not upon Shem himself, but upon Jehovah the God of Shem, is intended to convey the thought that herein will lie the true welfare of the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 9:26”

And he said, Cursed [be] Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren. 25. And he said ] Noah’s utterance of a curse upon Canaan and of a blessing upon Shem and Japheth is expressed in poetical terms. The solemn words of a father, as the head of his house, concerning his … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 9:25”

And Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his younger son had done unto him. 24. his youngest son ] The rendering of the R.V. marg. and of the A.V., younger (so LXX , Lat. minor), is not permissible. The Hebrew word, where there is a comparison between more than two persons, means “the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 9:24”

And Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid [it] upon both their shoulders, and went backward, and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces [were] backward, and they saw not their father’s nakedness. 23. a garment ] Heb. simlah, LXX , Lat. pallium: the large upper garment which was also used as … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 9:23”

And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren without. 22. Ham, the father of ] Words probably inserted by the compiler (R). If so, in the original narrative there stood in this verse simply the name of “Canaan,” “and Canaan saw the nakedness.” Otherwise the curse … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 9:22”