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1 Chronicles 1:7

DodanimElishahJavanKittimTarshish

5 The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.

6 The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.

And the sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites, and the Rodanites.

8 The sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.

9 The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.

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BSB
And the sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites, and the Rodanites.
KJV
And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
WEB
The sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.
ASV
And the sons of Javan: Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.
DARBY
And the sons of Javan: Elishah and Tarshish, Kittim and Rodanim.
BLB
And the sons of Javan: Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.
ÅB
Og Javans sønner var Elisa og Tarsisa, Kittim og Rodanim.
OTB
Javans slekt inkluderte:
Elisja, Tarsis, Kittim og Rodanim.
B1930
Og Javans sønner var Elisa og Tarsisa, Kittim og Rodanim.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Jeremiah 2:10

    Cross over to the coasts of Cyprus and take a look; send to Kedar and consider carefully; see if there has ever been anything like this:

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  • Numbers 24:24

    Ships will come from the coasts of Cyprus; they will subdue Asshur and Eber, but they too will perish forever.”

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  • Daniel 11:30

    Ships of Kittim will come against him, and he will lose heart. Then he will turn back and rage against the holy covenant and do damage. So he will return and show favor to those who forsake the holy covenant.

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  • Psalms 72:10

    May the kings of Tarshish and distant shores bring tribute; may the kings of Sheba and Seba offer gifts.

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  • Isaiah 66:19

    I will establish a sign among them, and I will send survivors from among them to the nations—to Tarshish, Put, and the archers of Lud; to Tubal, Javan, and the islands far away who have not heard of My fame or seen My glory. So they will proclaim My glory among the nations.

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  • Isaiah 23:1

    This is the burden against Tyre: Wail, O ships of Tarshish, for Tyre is laid waste, without house or harbor. Word has reached them from the land of Cyprus.

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  • Isaiah 23:12

    He said, “You shall rejoice no more, O oppressed Virgin Daughter of Sidon. Get up and cross over to Cyprus— even there you will find no rest.”

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  • Ezekiel 27:6

    Of oaks from Bashan they made your oars; of wood from the coasts of Cyprus they made your deck, inlaid with ivory.

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