FLOODflud:In the King James Version not less than 13 words are rendered "flood," though in the Revised Version (British and American) we find in some passages "river," "stream," "tempest," etc. The word is used for: the deluge of Noah, mabbul (Genesis 6:17); kataklusmos (Matthew 24:38, 39 Luke 17:27); the waters of the Red Sea, nazal (Exodus 15:8); the Euphr... View Details
a place in Palestine
a woman of Manasseh
|name,| oldest son of Noah
Japheth [N] [S] wide spreading: "God shall enlarge Japheth" (Heb. Yaphat Elohim le-Yephet, Genesis 9:27 . Some, however, derive the name from yaphah , "to be beautiful;" hence white), one of the sons of Noah, mentioned last in order ( Genesis 5:32 ; 6:10 ; 7:13 ), perhaps first by birth ( 10:21 ; comp 9:24 ). He and his wife were t... View Details