1 Chronicles 1:5

Japheth’s Descendants

1:5 The sons of Japheth:

Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.

1 Chronicles 1:7

1:7 The sons of Javan:

Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites, and the Rodanites.

1 Chronicles 1:23

1:23 Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.

1 Chronicles 4:6

4:6 Naarah bore him Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari. These were the sons of Naarah.

1 Chronicles 4:24

Simeon’s Descendants

4:24 The descendants of Simeon:

Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, Shaul,


tn Or in this case, “descendants.”

tc The Kethiv has “Rodanim,” which probably refers to the island of Rhodes. The Qere has “Dodanim,” which refers to one of the most ancient and revered locations in ancient Greece. The MT and most medieval Hebrew mss of the parallel list in Gen 10:4 read “Dodanim,” but a few have “Rodanim.”