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Damascus Levant Syria Chalcolithic
Damascus is often claimed to be the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world, and evidence of settlement in the wider Barada basin dating back to 9000 BC exists. However within the area of Damascus there is no evidence for large-scale settlement until the second millennium BC.
Jericho Levant West Bank Chalcolithic (3000 BC or earlier)
Traces of habitation from 9000 BC. Fortifications date to 6800 BC (or earlier), making Jericho the earliest known walled city. Archaeological evidence indicates that the city was destroyed and abandoned several times (sometimes remaining uninhabited for hundreds of years at a time), with later rebuilding and expansion.
Byblos Levant Lebanon Chalcolithic (5000 BC or earlier)
Settled from the Neolithic (carbon-dating tests have set the age of earliest settlement around 7000), a city since the 3rd millennium BC. Byblos had a reputation as the "oldest city in the world" in Antiquity (according to Philo of Byblos).
Sidon Levant Lebanon 4000 BC
There is evidence that Sidon was inhabited from as long ago as 4000 BC, and perhaps, as early as Neolithic times (6000-4000BC).
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Sumerians have an unknown origin. They reached Sumer around 3,500 BC. Physically, they resembled the Dravidian people of India (later, they got a mixed type with the Semites), but their advanced copper technology (the Sumerians processed the copper by casting it in clay molds, and Sumerian images present soldiers wearing copper axes, copper swords and spears with copper points) pointed to a relation to the tribes of northeastern Mesopotamia. They mixed with indigenous people and Semite people forming one of the most advanced civilizations of the antiquity.
Sumer, unlike more northern zones, never had a good agriculture soil. Rich crops were obtained only if the swamps were drained and the terrains irrigated. Excepting food, Sumer was devoid of resources, like timber and stones (too heavy to be transported in large amounts), that's why the buildings were made of adobe, dried at sun and burned in ovens. Taking into account how perishable this material is, it is a wonder that many of these crumbly structures survived.
Sumer contributed to the civilization with the first wheeled vehicles, potter's wheel, and especially writing. Starting with pictographs and ideograms, Sumerians developed the cuneiform writing, on slates of wet clay subsequently dried to keep the message. These slates preserved humanity's first literary texts, based on the myths and the legends of the Sumerians, 5,000 years ago. Writing appeared due as a trade necessity, enabling people to record goods' prices, benefits, or clients' name. Initially, each character reproduced an object, but later the signs encoded phonemes. 4,000 years old calendars, written on clay plates, were found at Uruk. The year started with the spring equinox, it was divided in months of 29 days or 30 days, and the week had 7 days.
[Note: Not like the Hebrew Day or Year, that began at the close of Dawn or culminated with the Feasts of Tabernacles]
With all That being said, the Great Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia was inhabited by Four general nations. Sumer to the South, Babylon situated in the Middle of the Tigris & Euphrates, Asher to the North, and Elam to the East. After the Demiurge the Sons of the Noah sons, migrated to all the compass points, establishing cities for themselves.
Troy, the first Troy, of Japheth and His sons though not basking in the splendid glory of their previous homeland or of Egypt, was rebuilt. This stategic environ held the keys as it were, to the sea, and the north from the great steppes of the east to the hinderlands of the west. Troy, though not given a promenient place, as that of Egypt or Babylon remains deeply set in our ancient memories, sung by bards of old. Nine Levels of Troy speak to us. Perched at the confluences of the Dardanelles, Troy maybe one of the most strategic sites ever built.
Whether this site is the actual site of the Trojan War is hottely debated, certainly there is evidence of other similar Troytowns, as it were. The enigmatic link between The Isles of the Blessed in the Far West to the vichey's of Asia Minor cannot be dismissed with the stroke of a pen.
Taken from the AV KJV Online Bible, eSword and Encarta © 1993-2003 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Genesis 10:1-5
Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and unto them were sons born after the flood.
The 7 sons of Japheth (aka Jupiter, Iapater or Zeus); are (from the Strong's 3315 [expansive] based on 6601 [persuade])
{3rd son of Noah whose descendants settled on the coastal lands of the Mediterranean spreading north [then east and west])
Gomer 01586 from 01584 (complete) {progenitor of the early Cimmerians and the Celtic family - Celts, Gauls and Illyrii}
Magog 04031 from 01463 (mountainous land of Gog) {People of the mountainous region between Cappadocia and Media}
Madai 04074 (Middle Land) {northwest of Persia, south-southwest of the Caspian, east of Armenia and Assyria}
Javan 03120 from 03196 (effervescent winebibbers) {Greece proper, Ionians, not to be confused with Aelions or Dorians}
Tubal 08422 (to bring forth) {east Asia Minor near to Cappadocia; Tiber, Tobruk, Tobol'sk, Tubal-Cain, Toba tek Singh}
Meshech 4902 (to draw out) {connected with Tubal, Magog, and the Moschi, a people on the borders of Colchis and Armenia}
Tiras 8494 (desire(d)) {connected with the Thracians, Troy or Illion, and possibly Tyre, the Nordic Thor, Taurus's}
And the 3 sons of Gomer; (the 1st born) are
Ashkenaz 0813 (a man as sprinkled: fire as scattered) {Bithynia, Pontus, Sacagena-Armenia. Ascanitici, the Don [Tanais]}
Riphath 7384 (spoken) {Diyphath, Didymus-Miletus?, Paphlagonians, which were anciently called Riphataei, Pontus}
Togarmah 08425 (thou wilt break her) {the area known as Armenia, Turks, Tigrah-Petah Tiqwah, Tikamgarh?, Tobarra?}
And the 4 sons of Javan; (the 4th born) are
Elishah 0473 (God of the coming one) {Aeolia, Elis, Thessaly, Boeotia, Arcado-Cyprian, Lesbos, Lydia, Isole Eolie}
Tarshish 8659 from 8658 (yellow jasper) {Cilicia, Cyprus, Tartessus Spain, various points south & east of the red sea}
Kittim 3794 (bruisers) {islanders of the Mediterranean, Cyprus, Hatti, Syrio-Hittie, Chios, Romans, Macedonians}
Dodanim 1721 (leaders) {also Rodanim [Rhodes] [connected to Helios], Dodana [Epirus], Rhone Valley-South France}
By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.
Genesis 9:27 God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant. {enlarge: or, persuade}
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03315 tpy Yepheth yeh'-feth
from 06601; ; n pr m
AV-Japheth 11; 11
Japheth =" opened"
1) the 3rd son of Noah whose descendants after the flood settled on the coastal lands of the Mediterranean spreading north into Europe and parts of Asia
06601 htp pathah paw-thaw'
a primitive root; TWOT-1853; v
AV-entice 10, deceive 8, persuade 4, flatter 2, allure 1, enlarge 1, silly one 1, silly 1; 28
1) to be spacious, be open, be wide
1a) (Qal) to be spacious or open or wide
1b) (Hiphil) to make spacious, make open
2) to be simple, entice, deceive, persuade
2a) (Qal)
2a1) to be open-minded, be simple, be naive
2a2) to be enticed, be deceived
2b) (Niphal) to be deceived, be gullible
2c) (Piel)
2c1) to persuade, seduce
2c2) to deceive
2d) (Pual)
2d1) to be persuaded
2d2) to be deceived
01586 rmg Gomer go'-mer
from 01584; TWOT-363a
AV-Gomer 6; 6
Gomer =" complete"
n pr m
1) the eldest son of Japheth and grandson of Noah; the progenitor of the early Cimmerians and other branches of the Celtic family
01584 rmg gamar gaw-mar'
a primitive root; TWOT-363; v
AV-cease 1, fail 1, come to an end 1, perfect 1, perform 1; 5
1) to end, come to an end, complete, cease
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to come to an end, be no more
1a2) to bring to an end, complete
2) (TWOT) to fail, perfect, perform
04031 gwgm Magowg maw-gogue'
from 01463, Greek 3098 Magwg; TWOT 324a;
AV-Magog 4; 4
Magog =" land of Gog"
n pr m
1) the 2nd son of Japheth, grandson of Noah, and progenitor of several tribes northward from Israel
n pr loc
2) the mountainous region between Cappadocia and Media and habitation of the descendants of Magog, son of Japheth and grandson of Noah
01463 gwg Gowg gohg
of uncertain derivation, Greek 1136 gwg; TWOT-324; n pr m
AV-Gog 10; 10
Gog =" mountain"
1) a Reubenite, son of Shemaiah
2) the prophetic prince of Rosh, Meshech and Tubal, and Magog
3098 Magwg Magog mag-ogue'
of Hebrew origin 04031 gwgm; TDNT-1:789, *; n pr loc
AV-Magog 1; 1
Magog =" overtopping: covering"
1) a land north of Israel from which the King of Gog will come to attack Israel
04074 ydm Maday maw-dah'-ee
of foreign derivation, Greek 3370 Mhdov; ;
AV-Medes 8, Media 6, Madai 2; 16
Media or Medes or Madai =" middle land"
n pr m
1) a people descended from the son of Japheth and who inhabited the territory of Media
n pr loc
2) land inhabited by the descendants of Japheth; located northwest of Persia proper, south and southwest of the Caspian Sea, east of Armenia and Assyria, and west and northwest of the great salt desert of Iram
03120 Nwy Yavan yaw-vawn'
probably from the same as 03196; TWOT-855;
AV-Javan 7, Grecia 3, Greece 1; 11
Javan =" Ionia" or "Greece"
n pr m
1) a son of Japheth and grandson of Noah
n pr loc
2) Greece, Ionia, Ionians
2a) location of descendants of Javan
03196 Nyy yayin yah'-yin
from an unused root meaning to effervesce, Greek 3631 oinov; TWOT-864; n m
AV-wine 137, vine 1, banqueting 1, winebibbers + 05433 1; 140
1) wine
08422 lbwt Tuwbal too-bal' or lbt Tubal too-bal'
probably of foreign derivation; ; n pr m
AV-Tubal 8; 8
Tubal =" thou shall be brought"
n pr m
1) son of Japheth and grandson of Noah
n pr terr
2) a region in east Asia Minor
2a) perhaps nearly equal to Cappadocia
04902 Kvm Meshek meh'-shek
the same in form as 04901, but probably of foreign derivation; ; n pr m
AV-Meshech 8, Mesech 1; 9
Mesech or Meshech =" drawing out"
1) son of Japheth, grandson of Noah, and progenitor of peoples to the north of Israel
1a) descendants of Mesech often mentioned in connection with Tubal, Magog, and other northern nations including the Moschi, a people on the borders of Colchis and Armenia
04901 Kvm meshek meh'shek
from 04900; TWOT-1257a; n m
AV-price 1, precious 1; 2
1) a drawing, drawing up, drawing up a trail
1a) the drawing up, fishing up, securing, acquiring
1b) a trail (of seed)
08494 oryt Tiyrac tee-rawce'
probably of foreign derivation; ; n pr m
AV-Tiras 2; 2
Tiras =" desire"
1) son of Japheth and grandson of Noah
0813 znkva 'Ashk@naz ash-ken-az'
of foreign origin; ; n pr m
AV-Ashchenaz 2, Ashkenaz 1; 3
Ashchenaz or Ashkenaz =" a man as sprinkled: fire as scattered"
1) a descendant of Japheth
2) a northern people, perhaps of Bithynia
07384 tpyr Riyphath ree-fath' or (probably by orthographical error) tpyd Diyphath dee-fath'
of foreign origin; ; n pr m
AV-Riphath 2; 2
Riphath =" spoken"
1) the 2nd son of Gomer
08425 hmrgwt Towgarmah to-gar-maw' or hmrgt Togarmah to-gar-maw'
probably of foreign derivation;
AV-Togarmah 4; 4
Togarmah =" thou wilt break her"
n pr m
1) son of Gomer, grandson of Japheth, and great grandson of Noah
n pr terr
2) territory settled by the descendants of Togarmah
2a) probably the area known as Armenia
0473 hvyla 'Eliyshah el-ee-shaw'
probably of foreign derivation; ; n pr m
AV-Elishah 3; 3
Elishah =" God of the coming (one)"
1) descendant of Noah, son of Javan; perhaps ancestor of the Aeolians
08659 vyvrt Tarshiysh tar-sheesh'
probably the same as 08658 (as the region of the stone, or the reverse); TWOT-2547
AV-Tarshish 24, Tharshish 4; 28
Tarshish or Tharshish =" yellow jasper"
n pr m
1) son of Javan
2) a Benjamite, son of Bilhan
3) one of the wise men close to king Ahasuerus of Persia
n pr loc
4) a city of the Phoenicians in a distant part of the Mediterranean Sea to which the prophet Jonah was trying to flee
1a) site unknown but perhaps in Cyprus or Spain
5) a city somewhere near and accessible to the Red Sea to which ships constructed at Ezion-geber on the Elanitic Gulf on the Red Sea were to sail
08658 vyvrt tarshiysh tar-sheesh'
probably of foreign derivation [compare 08659]; TWOT-2546; n m
AV-beryl 7; 7
1) a precious stone or semi-precious gem
1a) perhaps a chrysolite, yellow jasper, or other yellow coloured stone
03794 ytk Kittiy kit-tee' or yytk Kittiyiy kit-tee-ee'
patrial from an unused name denoting Cyprus (only in the pl.); ; adj
AV-Chittim 6, Kittim 2; 8
Chittim or Kittim =" bruisers"
1) a general term for all islanders of the Mediterranean Sea
2) the descendants of Javan, the son of Japheth and grandson of Noah
01721 Myndd Dodaniym do-daw-neem' or (by orthographical error) Myndr Rodaniym (#1Ch 1:7) ro-daw-neem'
a plural of uncertain derivation; ; n pr m
AV-Dodanim 2; 2
Dodanim or Rodanim =" leaders"
1) sons or descendants of Javan
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Damascus Levant Syria Chalcolithic
Damascus is often claimed to be the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world, and evidence of settlement in the wider Barada basin dating back to 9000 BC exists. However within the area of Damascus there is no evidence for large-scale settlement until the second millennium BC.
Jericho Levant West Bank Chalcolithic (3000 BC or earlier)
Traces of habitation from 9000 BC. Fortifications date to 6800 BC (or earlier), making Jericho the earliest known walled city. Archaeological evidence indicates that the city was destroyed and abandoned several times (sometimes remaining uninhabited for hundreds of years at a time), with later rebuilding and expansion.
Byblos Levant Lebanon Chalcolithic (5000 BC or earlier)
Settled from the Neolithic (carbon-dating tests have set the age of earliest settlement around 7000), a city since the 3rd millennium BC. Byblos had a reputation as the "oldest city in the world" in Antiquity (according to Philo of Byblos).
Sidon Levant Lebanon 4000 BC
There is evidence that Sidon was inhabited from as long ago as 4000 BC, and perhaps, as early as Neolithic times (6000-4000BC).
http://news.softpedi...ies-76446.shtml
Sumerians have an unknown origin. They reached Sumer around 3,500 BC. Physically, they resembled the Dravidian people of India (later, they got a mixed type with the Semites), but their advanced copper technology (the Sumerians processed the copper by casting it in clay molds, and Sumerian images present soldiers wearing copper axes, copper swords and spears with copper points) pointed to a relation to the tribes of northeastern Mesopotamia. They mixed with indigenous people and Semite people forming one of the most advanced civilizations of the antiquity.
Sumer, unlike more northern zones, never had a good agriculture soil. Rich crops were obtained only if the swamps were drained and the terrains irrigated. Excepting food, Sumer was devoid of resources, like timber and stones (too heavy to be transported in large amounts), that's why the buildings were made of adobe, dried at sun and burned in ovens. Taking into account how perishable this material is, it is a wonder that many of these crumbly structures survived.
Sumer contributed to the civilization with the first wheeled vehicles, potter's wheel, and especially writing. Starting with pictographs and ideograms, Sumerians developed the cuneiform writing, on slates of wet clay subsequently dried to keep the message. These slates preserved humanity's first literary texts, based on the myths and the legends of the Sumerians, 5,000 years ago. Writing appeared due as a trade necessity, enabling people to record goods' prices, benefits, or clients' name. Initially, each character reproduced an object, but later the signs encoded phonemes. 4,000 years old calendars, written on clay plates, were found at Uruk. The year started with the spring equinox, it was divided in months of 29 days or 30 days, and the week had 7 days.
[Note: Not like the Hebrew Day or Year, that began at the close of Dawn or culminated with the Feasts of Tabernacles]
With all That being said, the Great Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia was inhabited by Four general nations. Sumer to the South, Babylon situated in the Middle of the Tigris & Euphrates, Asher to the North, and Elam to the East. After the Demiurge the Sons of the Noah sons, migrated to all the compass points, establishing cities for themselves.
Troy, the first Troy, of Japheth and His sons though not basking in the splendid glory of their previous homeland or of Egypt, was rebuilt. This stategic environ held the keys as it were, to the sea, and the north from the great steppes of the east to the hinderlands of the west. Troy, though not given a promenient place, as that of Egypt or Babylon remains deeply set in our ancient memories, sung by bards of old. Nine Levels of Troy speak to us. Perched at the confluences of the Dardanelles, Troy maybe one of the most strategic sites ever built.
Whether this site is the actual site of the Trojan War is hottely debated, certainly there is evidence of other similar Troytowns, as it were. The enigmatic link between The Isles of the Blessed in the Far West to the vichey's of Asia Minor cannot be dismissed with the stroke of a pen.
Taken from the AV KJV Online Bible, eSword and Encarta © 1993-2003 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Genesis 10:1-5
Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and unto them were sons born after the flood.
The 7 sons of Japheth (aka Jupiter, Iapater or Zeus); are (from the Strong's 3315 [expansive] based on 6601 [persuade])
{3rd son of Noah whose descendants settled on the coastal lands of the Mediterranean spreading north [then east and west])
Gomer 01586 from 01584 (complete) {progenitor of the early Cimmerians and the Celtic family - Celts, Gauls and Illyrii}
Magog 04031 from 01463 (mountainous land of Gog) {People of the mountainous region between Cappadocia and Media}
Madai 04074 (Middle Land) {northwest of Persia, south-southwest of the Caspian, east of Armenia and Assyria}
Javan 03120 from 03196 (effervescent winebibbers) {Greece proper, Ionians, not to be confused with Aelions or Dorians}
Tubal 08422 (to bring forth) {east Asia Minor near to Cappadocia; Tiber, Tobruk, Tobol'sk, Tubal-Cain, Toba tek Singh}
Meshech 4902 (to draw out) {connected with Tubal, Magog, and the Moschi, a people on the borders of Colchis and Armenia}
Tiras 8494 (desire(d)) {connected with the Thracians, Troy or Illion, and possibly Tyre, the Nordic Thor, Taurus's}
And the 3 sons of Gomer; (the 1st born) are
Ashkenaz 0813 (a man as sprinkled: fire as scattered) {Bithynia, Pontus, Sacagena-Armenia. Ascanitici, the Don [Tanais]}
Riphath 7384 (spoken) {Diyphath, Didymus-Miletus?, Paphlagonians, which were anciently called Riphataei, Pontus}
Togarmah 08425 (thou wilt break her) {the area known as Armenia, Turks, Tigrah-Petah Tiqwah, Tikamgarh?, Tobarra?}
And the 4 sons of Javan; (the 4th born) are
Elishah 0473 (God of the coming one) {Aeolia, Elis, Thessaly, Boeotia, Arcado-Cyprian, Lesbos, Lydia, Isole Eolie}
Tarshish 8659 from 8658 (yellow jasper) {Cilicia, Cyprus, Tartessus Spain, various points south & east of the red sea}
Kittim 3794 (bruisers) {islanders of the Mediterranean, Cyprus, Hatti, Syrio-Hittie, Chios, Romans, Macedonians}
Dodanim 1721 (leaders) {also Rodanim [Rhodes] [connected to Helios], Dodana [Epirus], Rhone Valley-South France}
By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.
Genesis 9:27 God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant. {enlarge: or, persuade}
---------------------------
03315 tpy Yepheth yeh'-feth
from 06601; ; n pr m
AV-Japheth 11; 11
Japheth =" opened"
1) the 3rd son of Noah whose descendants after the flood settled on the coastal lands of the Mediterranean spreading north into Europe and parts of Asia
06601 htp pathah paw-thaw'
a primitive root; TWOT-1853; v
AV-entice 10, deceive 8, persuade 4, flatter 2, allure 1, enlarge 1, silly one 1, silly 1; 28
1) to be spacious, be open, be wide
1a) (Qal) to be spacious or open or wide
1b) (Hiphil) to make spacious, make open
2) to be simple, entice, deceive, persuade
2a) (Qal)
2a1) to be open-minded, be simple, be naive
2a2) to be enticed, be deceived
2b) (Niphal) to be deceived, be gullible
2c) (Piel)
2c1) to persuade, seduce
2c2) to deceive
2d) (Pual)
2d1) to be persuaded
2d2) to be deceived
01586 rmg Gomer go'-mer
from 01584; TWOT-363a
AV-Gomer 6; 6
Gomer =" complete"
n pr m
1) the eldest son of Japheth and grandson of Noah; the progenitor of the early Cimmerians and other branches of the Celtic family
01584 rmg gamar gaw-mar'
a primitive root; TWOT-363; v
AV-cease 1, fail 1, come to an end 1, perfect 1, perform 1; 5
1) to end, come to an end, complete, cease
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to come to an end, be no more
1a2) to bring to an end, complete
2) (TWOT) to fail, perfect, perform
04031 gwgm Magowg maw-gogue'
from 01463, Greek 3098 Magwg; TWOT 324a;
AV-Magog 4; 4
Magog =" land of Gog"
n pr m
1) the 2nd son of Japheth, grandson of Noah, and progenitor of several tribes northward from Israel
n pr loc
2) the mountainous region between Cappadocia and Media and habitation of the descendants of Magog, son of Japheth and grandson of Noah
01463 gwg Gowg gohg
of uncertain derivation, Greek 1136 gwg; TWOT-324; n pr m
AV-Gog 10; 10
Gog =" mountain"
1) a Reubenite, son of Shemaiah
2) the prophetic prince of Rosh, Meshech and Tubal, and Magog
3098 Magwg Magog mag-ogue'
of Hebrew origin 04031 gwgm; TDNT-1:789, *; n pr loc
AV-Magog 1; 1
Magog =" overtopping: covering"
1) a land north of Israel from which the King of Gog will come to attack Israel
04074 ydm Maday maw-dah'-ee
of foreign derivation, Greek 3370 Mhdov; ;
AV-Medes 8, Media 6, Madai 2; 16
Media or Medes or Madai =" middle land"
n pr m
1) a people descended from the son of Japheth and who inhabited the territory of Media
n pr loc
2) land inhabited by the descendants of Japheth; located northwest of Persia proper, south and southwest of the Caspian Sea, east of Armenia and Assyria, and west and northwest of the great salt desert of Iram
03120 Nwy Yavan yaw-vawn'
probably from the same as 03196; TWOT-855;
AV-Javan 7, Grecia 3, Greece 1; 11
Javan =" Ionia" or "Greece"
n pr m
1) a son of Japheth and grandson of Noah
n pr loc
2) Greece, Ionia, Ionians
2a) location of descendants of Javan
03196 Nyy yayin yah'-yin
from an unused root meaning to effervesce, Greek 3631 oinov; TWOT-864; n m
AV-wine 137, vine 1, banqueting 1, winebibbers + 05433 1; 140
1) wine
08422 lbwt Tuwbal too-bal' or lbt Tubal too-bal'
probably of foreign derivation; ; n pr m
AV-Tubal 8; 8
Tubal =" thou shall be brought"
n pr m
1) son of Japheth and grandson of Noah
n pr terr
2) a region in east Asia Minor
2a) perhaps nearly equal to Cappadocia
04902 Kvm Meshek meh'-shek
the same in form as 04901, but probably of foreign derivation; ; n pr m
AV-Meshech 8, Mesech 1; 9
Mesech or Meshech =" drawing out"
1) son of Japheth, grandson of Noah, and progenitor of peoples to the north of Israel
1a) descendants of Mesech often mentioned in connection with Tubal, Magog, and other northern nations including the Moschi, a people on the borders of Colchis and Armenia
04901 Kvm meshek meh'shek
from 04900; TWOT-1257a; n m
AV-price 1, precious 1; 2
1) a drawing, drawing up, drawing up a trail
1a) the drawing up, fishing up, securing, acquiring
1b) a trail (of seed)
08494 oryt Tiyrac tee-rawce'
probably of foreign derivation; ; n pr m
AV-Tiras 2; 2
Tiras =" desire"
1) son of Japheth and grandson of Noah
0813 znkva 'Ashk@naz ash-ken-az'
of foreign origin; ; n pr m
AV-Ashchenaz 2, Ashkenaz 1; 3
Ashchenaz or Ashkenaz =" a man as sprinkled: fire as scattered"
1) a descendant of Japheth
2) a northern people, perhaps of Bithynia
07384 tpyr Riyphath ree-fath' or (probably by orthographical error) tpyd Diyphath dee-fath'
of foreign origin; ; n pr m
AV-Riphath 2; 2
Riphath =" spoken"
1) the 2nd son of Gomer
08425 hmrgwt Towgarmah to-gar-maw' or hmrgt Togarmah to-gar-maw'
probably of foreign derivation;
AV-Togarmah 4; 4
Togarmah =" thou wilt break her"
n pr m
1) son of Gomer, grandson of Japheth, and great grandson of Noah
n pr terr
2) territory settled by the descendants of Togarmah
2a) probably the area known as Armenia
0473 hvyla 'Eliyshah el-ee-shaw'
probably of foreign derivation; ; n pr m
AV-Elishah 3; 3
Elishah =" God of the coming (one)"
1) descendant of Noah, son of Javan; perhaps ancestor of the Aeolians
08659 vyvrt Tarshiysh tar-sheesh'
probably the same as 08658 (as the region of the stone, or the reverse); TWOT-2547
AV-Tarshish 24, Tharshish 4; 28
Tarshish or Tharshish =" yellow jasper"
n pr m
1) son of Javan
2) a Benjamite, son of Bilhan
3) one of the wise men close to king Ahasuerus of Persia
n pr loc
4) a city of the Phoenicians in a distant part of the Mediterranean Sea to which the prophet Jonah was trying to flee
1a) site unknown but perhaps in Cyprus or Spain
5) a city somewhere near and accessible to the Red Sea to which ships constructed at Ezion-geber on the Elanitic Gulf on the Red Sea were to sail
08658 vyvrt tarshiysh tar-sheesh'
probably of foreign derivation [compare 08659]; TWOT-2546; n m
AV-beryl 7; 7
1) a precious stone or semi-precious gem
1a) perhaps a chrysolite, yellow jasper, or other yellow coloured stone
03794 ytk Kittiy kit-tee' or yytk Kittiyiy kit-tee-ee'
patrial from an unused name denoting Cyprus (only in the pl.); ; adj
AV-Chittim 6, Kittim 2; 8
Chittim or Kittim =" bruisers"
1) a general term for all islanders of the Mediterranean Sea
2) the descendants of Javan, the son of Japheth and grandson of Noah
01721 Myndd Dodaniym do-daw-neem' or (by orthographical error) Myndr Rodaniym (#1Ch 1:7) ro-daw-neem'
a plural of uncertain derivation; ; n pr m
AV-Dodanim 2; 2
Dodanim or Rodanim =" leaders"
1) sons or descendants of Javan