Genesis 10:4

And sons of Javan [are] Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

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

In Context

3And sons of Gomer [are] Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.

5By these have the isles of the nations been parted in their lands, each by his tongue, by their families, in their nations.

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Cross References

Isaiah 23:1The Burden of Tyre. Howl, ye ships of Tarshish, For it hath been destroyed, Without house, without entrance, From the land of Chittim it was revealed to them.

Ezekiel 27:6Of oaks of Bashan they made thine oars, Thy bench they have made of ivory, A branch of Ashurim from isles of Chittim.

Ezekiel 27:25Ships of Tarshish [are] thy double walls of thy merchandise, And thou art filled and honoured greatly, In the heart of the seas.

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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