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The sons of Javan: Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.
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From Ancestors to Nations
Commentators explain that the phrase "sons of Javan" refers to the nations descended from him, a common ancient practice. Javan is associated with the Greeks (Ionians), with his "sons" representing related peoples and places like Tarshish (in Spain) and Kittim (Cyprus). This list connects the biblical family tree to the known world of the time.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Dodanim - See the note on Genesis 10:4.
19th Century
Anglican
THE SONS OF JAPHETH THE FAIR —(1 Chronicles 1:5–7).
The Oriental theory of political and even social communitie…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
(See Gill on 1 Chronicles 1:5)
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This chapter, and many that follow, repeat the genealogies, or lists of fathers and children in biblical history, and compile them with many additi…
