Genesis 10:4-6

10:4 The sons of Javan were Elishah, ¹  Tarshish, ²  the Kittim, ³  and the Dodanim. ⁴  10:5 From these the coastlands of the nations were separated into their lands, every one according to its language, according to their families, by their nations.

10:6 The sons of Ham were Cush, ⁵  Mizraim, ⁶  Put, ⁷  and Canaan. ⁸ 

[10:4]  ¹ sn The descendants of Elishah populated Cyprus.

[10:4]  ² sn The descendants of Tarshish settled along the southern coast of what is modern Turkey. However, some identify the site Tarshish (see Jonah 1:3) with Sardinia or Spain.

[10:4]  ³ sn The name Kittim is associated with Cyprus, as well as coastlands east of Rhodes. It is used in later texts to refer to the Romans.

[10:4]  ⁴ tc Most of the MT mss read “Dodanim” here, but 1 Chr 1:7 has “Rodanim,” perhaps referring to the island of Rhodes. But the Qere reading in 1 Chr 1:7 suggests “Dodanim.” Dodona is one of the most ancient and revered spots in ancient Greece.

[10:6]  ⁵ sn The descendants of Cush settled in Nubia (Ethiopia).

[10:6]  ⁶ sn The descendants of Mizraim settled in Upper and Lower Egypt.

[10:6]  ⁷ sn The descendants of Put settled in Libya.

[10:6]  ⁸ sn The descendants of Canaan lived in the region of Phoenicia (Palestine).