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1 Chronicles 1:7

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 1 Chronicles 1:7 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And the sons of Javan: Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And the sons of Javan: Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.
1 Chronicles 1:7 — American Standard Version

Context — 1 Chronicles 1

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
4Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
5The sons of Japheth: Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.
6And the sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, and Diphath, and Togarmah.
7And the sons of Javan: Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.
8The sons of Ham: Cush, and Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
9And the sons of Cush: Seba, and Havilah, and Sabta, and Raama, and Sabteca. And the sons of Raamah: Sheba, and Dedan.
10And Cush begat Nimrod; he began to be a mighty one in the earth.
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What do historical commentaries say?

Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Dodanim - See the Genesis 10:4 note. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Tarshish: Psa 72:10; Isa 66:19 Kittim: These, and other words ending in im, forming the Hebrew plural, are not the names of individuals, but of nations. Num 24:24; Isa 23:1, Isa 23:12; Jer 2:10; Eze 27:6; Dan 11:30, Chittim Dodanim: or, Rodanim, according to some copies 1 Chronicles 1:8”
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