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Japheth

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Japheth (jā`fĕth), in the Bible, son of Noah and ancestor of those who were to occupy the isles of the Gentiles. This has been supposed to mean the Mediterranean lands of Europe and Asia Minor.
Japheth
Old Testament the second son of Noah, traditionally regarded as the ancestor of a number of non-Semitic nations (Genesis 10:1--5)


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9781845533380 Japheth ben Ali's book of Jeremiah; a critical edition and linguistic analysis of the Judaeo-Arabic translation.
Mr Japheth admitted illegally harvesting more than 200,000 bluebell bulbs but the story, posted prior to his court appearance, wrongly stated he was charged with their theft.
Japheth Eyama - tall, thin, gentle, studious-looking - is the director of the New Hope Home, a kind of orphanage-school in Mombasa, Kenya, where I worked as a volunteer after I retired from Lane Community College last summer.
 
 
 
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