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Map of the Descendants of Shem, Ham, and Japheth. The Son's of Noah. This map shows the locations of the nations descended from Noah's 3 sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Shem (Asia) Shem (Heb. "Name") was Noah's oldest son and part of Noah's family of eight who survived the great flood.
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1. See Ronald S. Hendel, “Noah, Enoch and the Flood: The Bible Meets Hollywood,” BAR, July/August 2014, and Ronald S. Hendel, “The Search for Noah’s Flood,” Bible Review, June 2003.
https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/biblical-sites-places/biblical-archaeology-places/did-this-winery-get-noah-drunk/ This Bible History Daily feature was originally published on November 26, 2014.
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Migration after the Flood Map. Question? - Newsletter - New! Where did people who survived the great flood migrate to after the waters subsided? Which areas of the world did Noah's sons Shem, Ham and Japheth, along with their wives, travel to after they left their father?
Utilizing the table of nations, several Biblical commentaries (The Bible Knowledge Commentary, Bible Reader's Companion, and others) state that some of Kittim's (Noah's great-grandson) descendants settled the island of Cyprus. This island was the location where the New Testament apostle named Barnabas grew up (Acts 4:36).
Mountains of Ararat. In the Book of Genesis, the mountains of Ararat ( Biblical Hebrew הָרֵי אֲרָרָט , Tiberian hārê ’Ǎrārāṭ, Septuagint: τὰ ὄρη τὰ Ἀραράτ) [1] is the term used to designate the region in which Noah's Ark comes to rest after the Great Flood. [2]
Important: Many battles among the descendants resulted in the Old Testament lands changing hands many times. This map shows only the first migrations and the later areas that were predominantly occupied by these descendants. NOTE: All of the text given here is in chart form and comes as a file when you purchase the map that goes with this text.
Mount Ararat is a polygenic, compound stratovolcano. Covering an area of 1,100 km 2 (420 sq mi), it is the largest volcanic edifice within the region. Along its northwest–southeast trending long axis, Mount Ararat is about 45 kilometers (28 mi) long and is about 30 kilometers (19 mi) long along its short axis.
