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[a]The sons of Japheth were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.

The sons of Gomer were Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.

The sons of Javan were Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 1:5 The three sons of Noah populate the earth, but Shem is the origin of the privileged posterity that leads to Abraham and, through him, to the people of Israel.

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