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'''Japheth''' was the youngest son of [[Noah]], after [[Ham (son of Noah)|Ham]] and [[Shem]]. After [[the Flood]], his decendants settled west and became the [[Phoenicia]]n, [[Greece#History|Greek]], and other [[Indo-European]] civilizations. The story is told in the Book of [[Genesis]] in the [[Bible]].
'''Japheth''' was the eldest son of [[Noah]]. After the [[Great Flood]], his decendants settled west and became the [[Phoenicia]]n, [[Greece#History|Greek]], and other [[Indo-European]] civilizations. The story is told in the Book of [[Genesis]] in the [[Bible]].
The Greeks knew Japheth as [[Iapetos]]. In the [[vedas]] of [[India]], he is known in [[Sanskrit]] as Pra-Japati. The Romans knew him as [[Jupiter (god)|Jupiter]], after which the [[Jupiter|planet]] is named. The [[Saxon]]s knew him as [[Sceaf]].<ref>Cooper, Bill, "After the Flood", 1995, p.40, New Wine, ISBN 1 874367 40 X.</ref>
The Greeks knew Japheth as [[Iapetos]]. In the [[vedas]] of [[India]], he is known in [[Sanskrit]] as Pra-Japati. The Romans knew him as [[Jupiter (god)|Jupiter]], after which the [[Jupiter|planet]] is named. The [[Saxon]]s knew him as [[Sceaf]].<ref>Cooper, Bill, "After the Flood", 1995, p.40, New Wine, ISBN 1 874367 40 X.</ref>
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