And Noah was five hundred years old: and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
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Ephrem The Syrian
AD 373
After recounting the ten generations from Adam to Noah, Moses said, “Noah was five hundred years old and begot Shem and Ham and Japheth.” During this entire time Noah was an example to his sons by his virtue, for he had preserved virginity for five hundred years among those of whom it was said, “All flesh corrupted its path.” .
