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NASB | Genesis 5:32 ¶ Noah was five hundred years old, and Noah became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 5:32 ¶ After Noah was five hundred years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth. |
Subject: Noah,the eighth? |
Bible Note: Hi Michael, Well, I don't know that Peter was really counting them formally, In which case Noah perhaps, would be counted first, I suppose, but, he was simply relaying the story of their salvation from destruction by the flood. He did however only mention Noah by name and the others were not mentioned by name, giving Noah formal precedence. Although, I'm pretty sure it has nothing to do with what Peter is telling us here but, Does that help? God bless John |