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NOACHS CHILDREN |
VERY BRIEF SUMMARY
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Surprisingly there are 7 verses which seem to discuss the
order of Noachs children. Most of the verses seem to say
that SHAYM was oldest. And yet CHAM who was the middle son
is called in one verse the YOUNGEST--or, does the
word used mean MOST IMMATURE(vs YOUNGEST).
One way to settle this is to use the OFFICIAL LIST OF
GENEALOGIES in chapter Gn10 which lists YEFETH first, CHAM
2nd and SHYAM 3rd. The confusion of these contradictory
approaches is also neatly solved by use of a simple spreadsheet!
The spreadsheet shows the correct order:Yefeth,Cham,Shaym!
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TODAYS RASHI RULE: SPREADSHEETS
TODAYS RASHI SUBRULE: SPREADSHEETS
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BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF RULE
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Most Rashis are straightforward application of standard
principles of meaning such as DICTIONARY MEANING OF WORDS
or GRAMMAR or even STYLE & POETRY.
However sometimes Rashi must derive an item not by the
straightforward meaning of a word but rather by
- an intricate argument
- taking several steps
- each step of which is forced and logical (Eg arithmetic)
We refer to such a long-drawn out argument with many steps
each of which is logical and forced by the name SPREADSHEET
since very often these Rashis can be compactly illustrated
by means of a step by step accounting of items as is done
in spreadsheets.
One simple example would be the citation of many verses to
infer the relative value of currencies (eg the relative
value of nickels, dimes, quarters etc). Such a derivation
is LOGICAL but COMPLICATED AND OBSCURE.
STANDARD EXAMPLE
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Todays example is about as good as any other.
STANDARD REFERENCES FOR THIS RULE
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http://www.RashiYomi.com/by-rule.htm (Navigate to SPREADSHEET)
TODAYS LIST
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We present 2 lists. In the first list below we present
7 verses and show how they MIGHT indicate contradictory
orders to Noachs children. Footnotes clarify the points.
In the 2nd list tomorrow we present a simple spreadsheet
solving the problem.
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| VERSE |
ORDER OF NOACHS CHILDRENS AGES |
| Gn10-02:32 |
Yefeth Cham Shaym*1 |
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| Gn09-24 |
Cham was the YOUNGEST/MOST IMMATURE son*2 |
| Gn10-21 |
Shaym is the brother of the ELDER YEFETH*2 |
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| Gn05-32 |
Shaym Cham Yafeth*3 |
| Gn06-10 |
Shaym Cham Yafeth*3 |
| Gn09-18 |
Shaym Cham Yafeth*3 |
| Gn10-01 |
Shaym Cham Yafeth*3 |
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COMMENTS |
*1 Gn10-02:32 naturally divides into 3 paragraphs
- Gn10-02:14 Yefeths children
- Gn10-15:20 Chams-- children
- Gn10-21-32 Shayms- children
This paragraph order COULD POSSIBLY correspond
to the age of the children involved
*2 In these two verses the words YOUNGEST ELDEST
(referring to PHYSICAL AGE) could EQUALLY MEAN,
IMMATUREST, MATUREST referring to SOCIAL AGE
*3 In these 4 verses we seem to have a statement
that SHAYM was oldest and YEFETH was youngest.
As we will see later the verse lists the
children by MATURITY not AGE
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