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32And Noah was five hundred years old: and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

Genesis 5:32

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Matthew Henry

(vv. 28-32)

Here we have the first mention of Noah, of whom we shall read much in the following chapters. Observe, I. His name, with the reason of it: Noah signifies rest ; his parents gave him that name, with a prospect of his being a more than ordinary blessing to his generation: This same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the Lord hath cursed . Here is,...

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