1 Chronicles 1:7 Meaning and Explanation
“And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.”
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Read Full Chapter →The sons of Javan are listed, ancestors of the seafaring peoples of the coastlands and islands.
What Does 1 Chronicles 1:7 Mean?
Javan's descendants, Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim, are tied to the coastlands and islands of the Mediterranean, the seafaring peoples known to Israel through trade. With these names the line of Japheth reaches the edges of the known world. The map of the nations is nearly complete.
The far-off islands are not beyond God's horizon. Long before any ship carried the gospel across the sea, these coastland peoples were named and remembered by the Lord. The reach of His purpose has always stretched to the ends of the earth, gathering even the most distant shores into the story of salvation.
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What does 1 Chronicles 1:7 mean?
The sons of Javan are listed, ancestors of the seafaring peoples of the coastlands and islands.