Walk in the Bible - Genesis 10
Genesis 10 In verse 1 we see Shem, Japeth and Ham start to have sons, just as GOD commanded them to do in Genesis 9:7. Notice that it says the children were born AFTER the flood. There's a reason for this, according to the rabbinic scholars, sexual intercourse was forbidden on the ark, and only permitted as of Genesis 9:7. One other thing to note, as we go along you'll see that sometimes the sons are mentioned as having children of their own, and sometimes not. According to Chizkuni, this is because those that are mentioned founded a nation, those that aren't did not found a nation. In verse 2 were told that Japeth had seven sons, remember the number seven means perfect in this day and age! At least three of his sons are said to have founded nations on their own. Tiras is said, by Rashi , to have founded Persia (modern day Iran ), however, other scholars say he founded Thrace or Etruscans. Even though they don't agree on sp...