Japhetites
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The term Japhetites refers to the descendants of Japheth, one of the three sons of Noah in the Book of Genesis. The term was used in ethnological and linguistic writings from the 18th to the 20th cent
Noah's Drunkenness, painting by James Tissot (between 1896 and 1902), Jewish Museum (Manhattan, New York). The painting depicts Noah lying in his tent; Shem (in purple) and Japheth (blue) are holding up the cloak with their back to Noah; Ham is standing to the side.
Gog and Magog
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Gog and Magog, or Ya'juj and Ma'juj, are a pair of names that appear in the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament of the Christian Bible, and the Quran, variously ascribed to individuals, tribes, or lands.
The Gog and Magog people being walled off by Alexander's forces.–Jean Wauquelin's Book of Alexander. Bruges, Belgium, 15th century
Ezekiel's Vision of the Sign "Tau" from Ezekiel IX:2–7. —Mosan champlevé panel, mid-12th century
Gog and Magog besiege the City of Saints. Their depiction with the hooked noses noted by Paul Meyer. —Old French Apocalypse in verse, Toulouse MS. 815, fol. 49v
Devil, Gog and Magog attack the Holy City (from a 17th-century Russian manuscript).