The sons of Javan were Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.
Parallel translations
- WEB The sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.
- KJV And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
- BSB And the sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites, and the Rodanites.
- NKJV The sons of Javan were Elishah, Tarshishah, Kittim, and Rodanim.
- NLT The descendants of Javan were Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.
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Javan's descendants represent the maritime and Mediterranean peoples, including those later known to Israel as seafaring nations.
Overview
Javan is associated with the Greeks and Aegean coastlands, and his sons name peoples of the islands and coasts (Genesis 10:4). The Chronicler thus sketches the wider world into which God's plan would eventually move. The inclusion of these far-off nations foreshadows the day when the gospel would reach 'the coastlands' (Isaiah 42:4) through Christ.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 8
- Ps 72:10The kings of Tarshish and of the islands will bring tribute. The kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.
- Isa 66:19“I will set a sign among them, and I will send those who escape of them to the nations, to Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, who draw the bow, to Tubal and Javan, to far-away islands, who have not heard my fame, nor have seen my glory; and they shall declare my glory among the nations.
- Isa 23:1The burden of Tyre. Howl, you ships of Tarshish! For it is laid waste, so that there is no house, no entering in. From the land of Kittim it is revealed to them.
- Isa 23:12He said, “You shall rejoice no more, you oppressed virgin daughter of Sidon. Arise, pass over to Kittim. Even there you will have no rest.”
- Jer 2:10For pass over to the islands of Kittim, and see; and send to Kedar, and consider diligently; and see if there has been such a thing.
- Num 24:24But ships shall come from the coast of Kittim. They shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber. He also shall come to destruction.”
- Dan 11:30For ships of Kittim shall come against him; therefore he shall be grieved, and shall return, and have indignation against the holy covenant, and shall take action: he shall even return, and have regard to those who forsake the holy covenant.
- Ezek 27:6Of the oaks of Bashan have they made your oars; they have made your benches of ivory inlaid in boxwood, from the islands of Kittim.
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