People of the Bible
Javan
Family
- Father
- Japheth
- Brothers and sisters
- Gomer (son of Japheth), Madai, Magog, Meshech, Tiras, Tubal
- Children
- Dodanim, Elishah, Kittim, Tarshish (son of Javan)
Easton’s Bible Dictionary
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.
From M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary (1893), in the public domain.
Named in 7 verses
The family, dates and events on this page come from Theographic, a knowledge graph of the Bible by Robert Rouse, used and shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. It is a work in progress, and its dates follow one reconstruction of biblical chronology among several. The dictionary article above is separately in the public domain.