Genesis 9:19

These are the three sons of Noah: and of them was the whole earth overspread.

Cross-references

Genesis 9:1 Parallel

In Genesis 9:1, God commands 'be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth,' which is fulfilled by Noah's sons populating the earth in 9:19.

Genesis 9:7 Parallel

Genesis 9:7 repeats the command to be fruitful and multiply, reinforcing the mandate that leads to the population from Noah's sons.

Genesis 10:2-32 details the nations descended from Shem, Ham, and Japheth, fulfilling the statement in 9:19 that the earth was populated from them.

Genesis 10:1 Historical context

Genesis 10:1 introduces the Table of Nations, listing the descendants of Noah's three sons, directly continuing the account of how the earth was populated.

Genesis 10:32 Historical context

In Genesis 10:32, the Table of Nations concludes that from these clans the nations spread abroad, confirming the outcome of Noah's sons populating the earth.

Genesis 11:6 Historical context

Genesis 11:6 shows all humanity as one people with one language, stemming from Noah's sons, leading to the Tower of Babel scattering.

Genesis 5:32 records Noah fathering these three sons at age 500, echoing the names from Genesis 9:19.

In Genesis 7:13, these same three sons are named as those who entered the ark with Noah, identifying them as the survivors.

Genesis 8:17 Related theme

Genesis 8:17 commands the animals to multiply and fill the earth, paralleling the statement in 9:19 that humans populated the earth from Noah's sons.

1 Chronicles 1:4–28 Historical context

1 Chronicles 1:4-28 lists the genealogies from Noah's three sons, fulfilling the statement that from them the whole earth was populated.

Acts 17:26 Related theme

Acts 17:26 states God made every nation from one man, echoing the theme that all peoples descend from Noah's sons after the flood.