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Japheth
"Enlarged; fair; handsome"
Genesis 5:32
Who they were
Noah's eldest son, from whom the European and Asian peoples were traditionally said to descend. God promised to enlarge his territory.
Themes
enlargementheritagepromisebeauty
Read their story
Japheth's story begins in Genesis.
The full passage is at Genesis 5:32. Any modern translation will do — the NLT and NIV are the most readable; the ESV and NKJV stay close to the wording the church has used for centuries.
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