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When the earth after the floud returned to it former state a∣gaine, Noah beganne to play the husbandman, to till the ground, to plant vines, to gather the grapes, and to finde out the vse of drinking wine, Gen. 9. verse 20.
Noah had three sonnes, Sem, Cham, and Iaphet. Sem with his children, inhabited that part of the world which is to∣wards the east. For of his sonne Aram came the Syrians; of Assur, the Assyrians; of Arphaxad, the Chaldeans; of Ela the Persians.
Cham inhabited that part of the world, which is toward the south: for of Canaan came the Cananites; of Mizraim, the Egyptians; of Chus or Cush, the Ethiopians; of Saba the Arabians: and Chanaan is now called Iewrie.
Iapheth inhabited the west and north parts, and had manie sonnes; to wit, Gomer, Magog, Madai, Iauan, Tubal, Me∣sech, and Tyrus. Of Iauan came the Greeks, whom the La∣tines call Ianus and who are nowe tearmed Iones; of Madai came the Medes; of Gomer the Cimerians or Simbrians; of Ascanes Gomers sonne the Germanes; of Magog the Scy∣thians, of whome came the Turkes; of Thyras the Thraci∣ans, Gen. 10. Ioseph. antiq. lib. 1. cap. 6. Cari. pag 14.
The tradition of the Hebrews is, that Iapheth was the el∣dest sonne of Noah, borne in the 500. yeere of his age; Cham or Ham his second sonne, borne in the 501. yeere of his age; Sem his third and yongest sonne, borne in the 502. yeere of his age. Which tradition is very probable, though not alto∣gether certaine and vndoubted; for Sem is said to be but 100 yeares olde, 2. yeeres after the floud, Genes. 11. verse 10. yet is Sem named first in the scripture, because the historie of the church is continued in his line.
[ 2006] Noah liued after the floud, 350. yeares, and when he was 950. yeeres old, he died, Gen. 9. verse 28. in the yeere of the world 2006.
* 1.1From Adam to the birth of Noah, are 1056. yeres, Gen. 5.3. from Adam vntill the death of Noah, are 2606. yeeres.
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