1-Chronicles - 1:7

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7 The sons of Javan: Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.

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Explanation and meaning of 1-Chronicles 1:7.

Differing Translations

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And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
And the sons of Javan: Elisa and Tharsis, Cethim and Dodanim.
And the sons of Javan; Elisha, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
And sons of Javan: Elisha, and Tarshishah, Kittim, and Dodanim.

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Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

Dodanim - See the Genesis 10:4 note.

The sons of Javan - "But the sons of Macedon, Alsu, and Tarsus, Ilation, and Dardania, or, according to others, Elisha, Alam, Titsas, Achzavia, and Dardania, Ridom, and Chamen, and Antioch." So says this Targum, which I shall henceforth designate by the letter T.

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