Year not stated · Flood to Babel
The families of Japheth spread into their lands
Genesis traces the sons and grandsons of Japheth and says that from them the coastland peoples separated into their lands, clans, languages, and nations (Genesis 10:2-5).
undated in Scripture
Scripture gives no year; part of the post-Flood Table of Nations
📖 Genesis 10:2–4
2The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras. 3The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah. 4And the sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites, and the Rodanites.
Sources: Scripture — Genesis 10:2-5
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