The Spelling of Names

John,

Why are the names different?  For example, in Luke 3:36, we have “the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Sem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech.”

But in Genesis 5:32, we have “And Noah was five hundred years old, and he fathered Shem, Ham, and Japheth.”

Just Curious,

 

Wendell

 

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Hi Wendell,

Names often undergo a change as they go from one language to another.  In this case, Genesis is written in Hebrew, and James is written in Greek.  That’s all it is.

 

Pastor John