Noah family tree. 18th-century depiction of the family tree of Noah according to the Judeo-Christian biblical tradition of Genesis. After the deluge,Noah's sons (Japeth,Shem and Ham) repopulated the world. Shown here are seventy-nine descendants of Noah's sons,including the Canaanites (upper right),and the descent through Shem,Eber and Peleg to Abram (lower left,Abraham),a key figure of the Abrahamic religions (Judaism,Christianity,Islam). This family tree is from the multi-volume collection titled 'An universal history,from the earliest account of time to the present',published in London,UK,between 1736 and 1744 |