Genesis 10:5
Of these were the yles of the Gentiles deuided in their landes, euery man after his tongue, and after their families in their nations.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
In Context
4Also the sonnes of Iauan, Elishah and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
6Moreouer, ye sonnes of Ham were Cush, and Mizraim, and Put, and Canaan.
Cross References
Genesis 9:19These are the three sonnes of Noah, and of them was the whole earth ouerspred.
Genesis 10:25Vnto Eber also were borne two sonnes: the name of the one was Peleg: for in his dayes was the earth diuided: and his brothers name was Ioktan.
Genesis 11:1Then the whole earth was of one language and one speache.
Genesis 11:9Therefore the name of it was called Babel, because the Lord did there confounde the language of all the earth: from thence then did the Lord scatter them vpon all the earth.
Esther 10:1And the King Ahashuerosh layd a tribute vpon the land, and vpon the yles of the sea.
Isaiah 11:11And in the same day shall the Lord stretche out his hand againe the second time, to possesse the remnant of his people, (which shalbe left) of Asshur, and of Egypt, and of Pathros, and of Ethiopia, and of Elam, and of Shinear, and of Hamath, and of the yles of the sea.
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 →