Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
Formerly he mentions only one son, but here he names and treats of Noahs three sons, partly because they were all the founders of the new world, and partly because the accomplishment of Noahs famous prophecy, Gen 9:25-27, could not otherwise appear, but by the account of their several posterities.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
4-23. Noah, Shem, Ham, andJaphethThe three sons of this patriarch are enumerated, partlybecause they were the founders of the new world, and partly becausethe fulfilment of Noah’s prophecy (Ge9:25-27) could not otherwise appear to have been verified.
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
[See comments on 1Ch 1:1]
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(4) Shem, Ham, and Japheth.There is no doubt that Ham means black, or sunburnt, and Japheth (Heb., Yepheth) is probably the fair-skinned. Shem has been compared with an Assyrian word meaning brownish (samu). Thus the three names appear to allude to differences of racial complexion.
1Ch. 1:5-23 are an abridgment of Genesis 10. The proper names represent, not persons, but peoples and countries. By adding them all together, the old Jewish interpreters made a total of seventy nations for the world. The list is a classified summary of the ethnical and geographical knowledge of Hebrew antiquity.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
1Ch 1:4 Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
Ver. 4. Shem, Ham, Japheth. ] Of these three, Shem is supposed to have peopled the east, Ham the south, Japheth the north.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Shem. Compare Gen 5:32; Gen 10:21. In cases where there are several sons of one father, the collateral are dealt with first, and the main line taken up later. Hence Shem’s main line is not dealt with till 1Ch 1:24, after the sons of Japheth and Ham have been given.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
Noah: Gen 5:32, Gen 6:8, Gen 6:9, Gen 7:1, Gen 9:29, Isa 54:9, Isa 54:10, Eze 14:14, Mat 24:37, Mat 24:38, Luk 3:36, Luk 17:26, Noe, Heb 11:7, 2Pe 2:5
Shem: Gen 5:32, Gen 6:10, Gen 9:18
Reciprocal: Gen 7:13 – and Shem Gen 9:19 – and of
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
1:4 Noah, {b} Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
(b) It would have been sufficient to have named Shem of whom came Abraham and David, but because the world was restored by these three, mention is also made of Ham and Japheth.