 | 1835 - 430 pages
...The blessing pronounced upon him for his act of filial respect above noticed, was as follows : — " . "The Mule is an intermediate creature, springing from the union of the male ass with the servant." Japheth's age and place of residence are not given. There is reason, however, to suppose,... | |
 | 1835 - 430 pages
...blessing pronounced upon him for his act of filial respect above noticed, was as follows : — '• God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem, and Canaan shall be his servant." Japheth's age and place of residence are not given There is reasou, however, to suppose,... | |
 | Alexander Keith - 1835 - 464 pages
...called all men brethren^ slavery everywhere prevailed, and the • Gen. x.5. d Ib. * Ib.x. 6,18,19. " God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem." Some of the ablest interpreters of prophecy, of a former age, conceived that this prediction was fulfilled,... | |
 | Josiah Priest - 1835 - 416 pages
...surprise, JAFHETH ! which word became his name; to this, however, he added afterwards, God shall greatly enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem and Canaan; that is, Ham shall be his servant; so that, in a political sense, he was higher than the other two.... | |
 | 1835 - 458 pages
...sorrow to the grave."—Where is the metonymy here ? Grey hairs for old age.—Another instance : " God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of them, and Canaan shall be his servant."—Another: " For Moses of old time hath in every city them... | |
 | 1835 - 312 pages
...Kennicott's Dissertation, p. 561. But still Japheth was not dismissed without a promise, (ver. 27.) God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Sliem ; and Canaan shall be servant to them, or their servant. God sh-ill enlarge Japheth. Some render... | |
 | John Bainbridge Smith - 1836 - 654 pages
...Canaan ; " A servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren. " Blessed be Jehovah the God of Shem. " And Canaan shall be his servant ' ; " God shall enlarge...dwell in the tents of Shem. " And Canaan shall be his servant." Now Canaan was the fourth son of Ham ; and it may seem arbitrary to pass by Ham himself,... | |
 | Frederick Freeman - 1836 - 380 pages
..."Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren. Blessed be the Lord God of Shem, and Canaan shall be his servant. God shall enlarge...dwell in the tents of Shem, and Canaan shall be his servant." , ' That,' observed Mr. L., ' is truly a remarkable prophecy. It is supposed, by Commentators,... | |
 | Thomas Harttree Cornish - 1836 - 538 pages
...a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren. And he said, blessed be the Lord God of Shem : and Canaan shall be his servant. God shall enlarge...dwell in the tents of Shem ; and Canaan shall be his servant." — Gen. ix. 24—27. THE ARARAT MOUNTAINS. MOUNT Ararat is a range of mountains situated... | |
 | William Drayton - 1836 - 324 pages
...Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be to his brethen. And he said, blessed be the Lord God of Shem ; and Canaan shall be his servant. God shall enlarge...dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant." Gen. ix. 25, 26, 27. Thus when there was but one family on the face of the earth, a portion... | |
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And he said, BLESSED be the Lord God of Shem ; And Canaan shall be his servant. God shall enlarge Japheth, And he shall dwell in the tents of Shem ; And Canaan shall be his servant. 
