Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were children born.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Of Heber. That is, of the nations beyond the Euphrates. Hebrews (Calmet)
The elder brother, fratre Japheth majore, may be rendered as well "Japheth being his elder brother "which, as we have already observed, was probably the case. By mentioning him alone, we may gather that Sem was elder than Cham, who is called the less or younger son. (Haydock)
The Hebrew may be translated either way. But the Chaldean, Liranus, and many excellent interpreters, make Japheth the eldest. (Calmet)
