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The descendants of Gomer were Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.

The descendants of Javan were Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.[a] Their descendants became the seafaring peoples that spread out to various lands, each identified by its own language, clan, and national identity.

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  1. 10:4 As in some Hebrew manuscripts and Greek version (see also 1 Chr 1:7); most Hebrew manuscripts read Dodanim.

The sons of Gomer:

Ashkenaz,(A) Riphath and Togarmah.(B)

The sons of Javan:

Elishah,(C) Tarshish,(D) the Kittites(E) and the Rodanites.[a] (From these the maritime peoples spread out into their territories by their clans within their nations, each with its own language.)(F)

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  1. Genesis 10:4 Some manuscripts of the Masoretic Text and Samaritan Pentateuch (see also Septuagint and 1 Chron. 1:7); most manuscripts of the Masoretic Text Dodanites