In Madeleine L'Engle's novel Many Waters (1986), the wife of Shem is said to be Elisheba, that of Ham to be Anah, sister of Tiglah, and that of Japheth Oholibamah.
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Many Waters (1986, ISBN 0-374-34796-4) — The third book in the series chronologically, the last title to be published in the original Time Quartet focuses on different characters.
The Euphrates river is equated with the "many waters" the prostitutes sits on, which the Bible identifies as peoples, multitudes, nations, and languages.