Yefet, known as Japheth in English, is a biblical character first mentioned in Genesis 6:10, where he is listed as the third of Noah’s three sons. Together with his brother Shem, he covers his father’s nakedness when Noah gets drunk after emerging from the ark. For this, Noah blesses him. He is described as having seven sons, among them Yavan, considered to be the father of the Greeks.
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