The Japhethites(A)

The sons[a] of Japheth:

Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshek and Tiras.

The sons of Gomer:

Ashkenaz, Riphath[b] and Togarmah.

The sons of Javan:

Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites and the Rodanites.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 1:5 Sons may mean descendants or successors or nations; also in verses 6-9, 17 and 23.
  2. 1 Chronicles 1:6 Many Hebrew manuscripts and Vulgate (see also Septuagint and Gen. 10:3); most Hebrew manuscripts Diphath

Japheth’s descendants were[a] Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.

Gomer’s descendants were Ashkenaz, Diphath,[b] and Togarmah.

Javan’s descendants were Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.[c]

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 1:5 The Heb. lacks were; and so throughout the genealogies
  2. 1 Chronicles 1:6 So MT LXX and Vg read Riphath; cf. Gen 10:3 Riphath
  3. 1 Chronicles 1:7 So MT and LXX. Syr and Vg read Dodanim; cf. Gen 10:4 Dodanim