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NASB | Genesis 10:21 ¶ Also to Shem, the father of all the children of Eber, and the older brother of Japheth, children were born. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 10:21 ¶ Also to Shem, the father of all the children of Eber [including the Hebrews], the older brother of Japheth, children were born. |
Bible Question:
My mil is doing a study on Noah and she has some questioned that we're wondering about now. Any answers would be appreciated. Gen 5:32 Noah was 500 when he had his 3 sons, they were triplets? How old was Noah when he built the ark? How long did it take him? We figure 100 yrs at the most since he was 600 when flood began. Did he have help building the ark? He could have hired people, just because they think you're crazy doesn't mean they won't take your money. If he did start when he was 500, his kids were just babies so they would have had to grow up enough to help, they would have at least been teenagers it seems. Noah didn't have any other kids or it just doesn't say because they were corrupt too and had to be destroyed? If his sons were 100 when the flood came, they didn't have any kids or they were corrupt and had to be destroyed? I guess most of these questions are speculation and we'll just have to wait till weget to Heaven and ask but if you have studied and know, please let me know. Thanks! Norrie |
Bible Answer: Norrie ... Here is some information for you. While we are told three sons were born to Noah when he was 500 (Gen 5:32), does it make them triplets? ... The reasoning one is older is not valid. Esau was older than Jacob, so he had the birthright (Gen 5:22-34). They were twins. We do know the birth order Japheth, Shem (Gen 10:21), then Ham (Geb 9:24). ... There is a monkey wrench. Shem was 100 years old, 2 years after the flood (Gen 11:10). We know that the flood lasted just over one year. Noah was 600 years, 2 months, 17 days when it started (Gen 7:11) and 601 years, 2 months, 127 days when the earth was completly dry (Gen 8:13). So when Noah was 600, Shem was 97. So he had to be born when Noah was 503. Is that true? How old was Noah when he built the ark? How long did it take him? Noah may have been 480 when he started the ark and took 120 years to build (Gen 6:3). Did he have help building the ark? ... His sons probably could not have helped for the first 35-40 years or so. Since the Bible doesn't say Noah had help, we do not know. While Bible says nothing about Noah being ridiculed for building the ark ... people still may not have helped. If his sons were 100 when the flood came, they didn't have any kids or they were corrupt and had to be destroyed? ... Since only eight were saved through the water (1 Pet 3:20), Noah didn't have any grandchildren, until after the flood. It was the norm to wait some time to have children ... read Genesis 5. Hopefully you can ask questions to sharpen each other, Searcher |
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