The 70 nations of the world came from and are named after the 70 descendants of the three sons of Noah: Yafes [Japeth, Shem and Ham.
There was nothing in the Baal Shem Tov's teachings that was new to Judaism, yet his spiritual teachings revolutionized Torah Judaism with new life and vitality.
After the great Flood, Noah’s son Shem, and Shem’s great-grandson Eber (Ever in Hebrew) established a yeshiva of Torah learning. However, it’s difficult to find any details of their teaching, other than the fact that Abraham, Isaac and Jacob learned from them, and Jacob transmitted their teachings to Joseph.
Shem and his great-grandson Eber taught Torah. What did they teach? This audio lecture is by Rabbi Y. Trump: The Mysterious Yeshiva of Shem V'Ever (YUTorah.org)
Ever was a descendant of Shem, the son of Noah. Since Ever was a Shemite, and Shem was a Noahite, the pre-Sinai descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob/Israel – the Ivri’im (Hebrews) – were also Noahites.
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The 18th of Elul (Chai Elul) is the birthday of the Baal Shem Tov, founder of the Hassidic movement, & the Alter Rebbe, founder of the Chabad Hassidic movement.
The Baal Shem Tov said: The final redemption and the work of the Messiah [the theme of the last day of Passover] involves teaching Gentiles the 7 Noahide Laws.