Genesis 10:4 meaning and explanation

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

Genesis 10:4, Berean Standard Bible

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This verse sits within the table of nations, the account of how Noah's descendants spread across the earth after the flood. Javan, listed among Japheth's sons, is commonly associated with the Greeks, and his sons here represent peoples and places reached through seafaring and trade.

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