shem ... the brother of Japheth the elder. —Really, the elder brother of Japheth. Though the rules of Hebrew grammar will…

Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber. Moses, being about to speak of the sons of Shem, makes a brief introduction, which…

Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber ,
&c.] And for the sake of those Shem is particularly said to…

The descendants of Canaan were numerous, rich, and pleasantly situated; yet Canaan was under a divine curse, and not a curse without cause. Those w…