Themes
Key
LitCharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in Genesis, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work.
God, Humanity, and Creation
Mistrust, Disobedience, and Death
Covenants and Faith in God’s Promises
The Role of Women
Summary
Analysis
The post-flood descendants of Noah’s sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth, are listed. The descendants of Japheth settled in Asia Minor and Europe. Ham’s descendants largely settle in Egypt, with some settling in Assyria; the descendants of Ham’s son, Canaan, inhabit the land of what is later called Palestine. Shem’s descendants are the Semitic peoples of Arabia and Mesopotamia. From all Noah’s descendants, nations grow and spread across the earth.
Noah’s offspring disperse across the world, with Shem, Ham, and Japheth representing various people-groups that grew and spread out over a long period of time. Genesis 10 has been referred to as the Table of Nations for this reason.
Themes
