Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah (cf. Genesis 5:1; Genesis 6:9), Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Not the order of age, but of theocratic importance (vide Genesis 5:32). And unto them were sons born (cf.
Genesis 9:1, Genesis 9:7, Genesis 9:19, Genesis 9:22) after the flood. An indication of the puncture temporis whence the period embraced in the present section takes its departure.