# he became the father of

"he had his sons." This does not tell us whether the sons were born on the same day or in different years.

# [Shem](rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/shem), [Ham](rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/ham), and [Japheth](rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/japheth)

These sons may not be listed in the order of their birth. There is disagreement about which one was the oldest. Avoid translating this in a way that implies that the list is in the order of their ages.