genesis 10:5

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Genesis 10:5

King James Version (KJV)

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Genesis 10:5
Verse 5 of 32

Scripture focus

By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.

Genesis 10:5KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Genesis 10:5

Theological / Devotional

The isles of the Gentiles. Javan’s descendants, the various Greek tribes mentioned in the preceding verse — the people of Greece and islands adjacent to it, of Sicily, Sardinia, Spain, and Cyprus — went forth to settle the islands and coastal regions of the Mediterranean. This verse indicates that the names given designate only main tribal groups. Apparently, further branching out had occurred by the time of Moses. When Genesis was written the populations of the central and western Mediterranean were subdivided into many different groups, all probably descended from Javan, the fourth son of Japheth.

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