Javan

A man, in the time of the Patriarchs · Early Patriarch · named in 4 verses

the name means effervescing (i.e. hot and active) Strong's Lexicon

Javan, the ancestor of the Greek people, was a son of Japheth and grandson of Noah.

From Easton's Bible Dictionary

(1.) The fourth "son" of Japheth (Gen. 10:2), whose descendants settled in Greece, i.e., Ionia, which bears the name of Javan in Hebrew. Alexander the Great is called the "king of Javan" (rendered "Grecia," Dan. 8:21; 10:20; comp. 11:2; Zech. 9:13). This word was universally used by the nations of the East as the generic name of the Greek race.

Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1897 — public domain, quoted in full and unedited.

Family

Parents Japheth

Children Dodanim, Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim

Siblings Gomer, Magog, Madai, Tubal, Meshech, Tiras

From STEPBible's TIPNR genealogy data. A relationship the data marks uncertain is not shown here.

First named at Genesis 10:2.

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Verses that name Javan

Genesis 10:2 The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
Genesis 10:4 And the sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites, and the Rodanites.
1 Chronicles 1:5 The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
1 Chronicles 1:7 And the sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites, and the Rodanites.