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Genesis 10:2
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Genesis 10:2
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2 The sons of Japheth[a] were Gomer,[b] Magog,[c] Madai,[d] Javan,[e] Tubal,[f] Meshech,[g] and Tiras.[h]
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- Genesis 10:2 sn The Greek form of the name Japheth, Iapetos, is used in Greek tradition for the ancestor of the Greeks.
- Genesis 10:2 sn Gomer was the ancestor of the Cimmerians. For a discussion of the Cimmerians see E. M. Yamauchi, Foes from the Northern Frontier (SBA), 49-61.
- Genesis 10:2 sn For a discussion of various proposals concerning the descendants of Magog see E. M. Yamauchi, Foes from the Northern Frontier (SBA), 22-24.
- Genesis 10:2 sn Madai was the ancestor of the Medes, who lived east of Assyria.
- Genesis 10:2 sn Javan was the father of the Hellenic race, the Ionians who lived in western Asia Minor.
- Genesis 10:2 sn Tubal was the ancestor of militaristic tribes that lived north of the Black Sea. For a discussion of ancient references to Tubal see E. M. Yamauchi, Foes from the Northern Frontier (SBA), 24-26.
- Genesis 10:2 sn Meshech was the ancestor of the people known in Assyrian records as the Musku. For a discussion of ancient references to them see E. M. Yamauchi, Foes from the Northern Frontier (SBA), 24-26.
- Genesis 10:2 sn Tiras was the ancestor of the Thracians, some of whom possibly became the Pelasgian pirates of the Aegean.
Genesis 10:2
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Genesis 10:2
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The Japhethites(A)
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- Genesis 10:2 Sons may mean descendants or successors or nations; also in verses 3, 4, 6, 7, 20-23, 29 and 31.
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