Bible Strands
1 Chronicles 1:5
The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records a genealogical list of the descendants of Japheth, one of Noah’s three sons, immediately after introducing Noah’s family in the preceding verse.
The words — בְּנֵ֣י (bene) = sons of, and יֶ֔פֶת (Yepheth) = Japheth. The Hebrew opens with bene Yepheth, literally “sons of Japheth,” before enumerating seven named descendants.
The thread — Genesis 10:1 introduces this list as the post-flood descendants of Noah’s sons. Ezekiel 27:13 and Ezekiel 38:2 later reference these names in commercial and prophetic contexts.
Why it lands — The text simply records a lineage without interpretation, requiring the reader to acknowledge the structured expansion of humanityI have to answer now.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.
Cross-references
- Genesis 10:1 This is the account of Noah’s sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth, who also had sons after the flood.
- Ezekiel 27:13 Javan, Tubal, and Meshech were your merchants. They exchanged slaves and bronze utensils for your merchandise.
- Ezekiel 38:2 “Son of man, set your face against Gog of the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal. Prophesy against him
- Ezekiel 38:6 as well as Gomer with all its troops, and Beth-togarmah from the far north with all its troops—the many nations with you.
- Ezekiel 39:1 “As for you, O son of man, prophesy against Gog and declare that this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I am against you, O Gog, chief prince of Meshech and Tubal.