Are Shem, Ham, or Japheth mentioned outside the Bible

[Tyler52]

Are they possibly mentioned outside the Bible in anything that we could get history out of? Also, how did the stories of them get corrupted so quickly?

 

[David Lamb]

Are they possibly mentioned outside the Bible in anything that we could get history out of? Also, how did the stories of them get corrupted so quickly?

I don't know if there are any extra-biblical sources which mention Noah's sons. What do you mean about the stories getting corrupted?

 

[Tyler52]

I don't know if there are any extra-biblical sources which mention Noah's sons. What do you mean about the stories getting corrupted?

The history of Noah’s family being corrupted and becoming pagan mythology

 

[David Lamb]

The history of Noah’s family being corrupted and becoming pagan mythology

Do you mean that the biblical accounts of Noah's family have been taken by pagans and corrupted into their mythology, or are you saying that the biblical accounts themselves are not God's truth, but pagan mythology?

 

[Mosheli]

Are they possibly mentioned outside the Bible in anything that we could get history out of? Also, how did the stories of them get corrupted so quickly?

Yes traces of them can be found in traditions of various nations around the world but I don't have a list on hand. Just some possible examples are below.

Ham/Cham/Kham is Amun/Hammon and/or Chem/Khem in Egyptian.

Shem may be Shamash in Babylonian.

Ham and Shem may be Huang-ti and Shen-nung in Chinese.

Japheth is supposed to match Iapetus in Greek myth.

Indian myth has 3 sons of Manu Sama, Chama, Jyapeti.

Miao (China) myth has 6th patriarch Nuah and 3 patriarchs Jah-jbku, Lo Han, Lo Shen.

 

[Tyler52]

Do you mean that the biblical accounts of Noah's family have been taken by pagans and corrupted into their mythology, or are you saying that the biblical accounts themselves are not God's truth, but pagan mythology?

I believe that biblical truths have been mythologized by pagans, and that history has also been mythologized by pagans

 

[David Lamb]

I believe that biblical truths have been mythologized by pagans, and that history has also been mythologized by pagans

Thank you for that clarification. I'm glad you weren't saying that the bible truths themselves are myths!

 

[Adventist Heretic]

From Adventist Dialogue. 2005
"searching for the Tombs of Noah's Sons"

Searching for the tombs of Noah’s family - Dialogue

Searching for the tombs of Noah’s family

dialogue.adventist.org