Genesis 6:10

And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

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What does Genesis 6:10 mean?

Noah did not find favour in the eyes of men; they hated and persecuted him, because both by his life and preaching he condemned the world: but he found grace in the eyes of the Lord, and this made him more truly honourable than the men of renown.

Key themes

HopeGraceCreationFall

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Keep this verse inside Genesis 6:9-10 and alongside a few nearby related passages.

Genesis 6:9 Romans 8:24 Revelation 21:4 Ephesians 2:8

Glossary

Noah Person: Rest, (Heb. Noah) the grandson of Methuselah ( Gen. 5:25-29 ), who was for two hundred and fifty years contemporary with Adam, and the son of Lamech, who was about fifty years old at the time of Adam’s death.
Shem Person: A name; renown, the first mentioned of the sons of Noah ( Gen. 5:32 ; 6:10 ). He was probably the eldest of Noah’s sons. The words “brother of Japheth the elder” in Gen.