five. See chronology of Patriarchs. App-22.
begat. See Genesis 6:10 below.
Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Named in inverted order. Japheth was the elder (Genesis 10:21), Shem the youngest, and, as in other cases, the youngest chosen for the blessing. Compare the inversion of the order in Genesis 10:1, and Genesis 2:6, and Genesis 2:21, and See Genesis 11:10 and note on Genesis 9:24; Genesis 10:1.