Genesis 10:4

The sons of Javan were Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.

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And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.

In Context

3The sons of Gomer were Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.

5From these the coastland peoples separated and went into their lands, every one with its own language, according to their clans, by their nations.

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Cross References

Isaiah 23:1A declaration about Tyre: 1 Howl, you ships of Tarshish; for there is neither home nor harbor; 1 from the land of Cyprus it has been revealed to them. + 23:1 Instead of Cyprus , some modern versions keep Kittim , the Hebrew name for this island. 1

Ezekiel 27:6They made your oars from the oaks of Bashan; 1 they made your decks out of cypress wood from Cyprus, and they overlaid them with ivory. 1

Ezekiel 27:25The ships of Tarshish were the transporters of your merchandise! 1 So you were filled up, heavily laden with cargo in the heart of the seas! 1

Matthew Henry on Genesis 10:2-6

The Generations of Noah. ( b. c. 2347.) 1 Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and unto them were sons born after the flood. 2 The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras. 3 And the sons of Gomer; Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah. 4 And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim. 5 By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their… Read the whole commentary →

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