Dodanim

Son of Javan

Aussi appelé : Rodanim

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Dodanim was a son of Javan and a grandson of Japheth, who in turn was a son of Noah. He is mentioned in Genesis and 1 Chronicles as part of the genealogy after the flood. Dodanim is traditionally regarded as the ancestor of the peoples who settled on the islands and coastal areas of the Mediterranean, possibly linked to Rhodes or the Dardanians.

Famille

PèreJavan Frère/sœurElisha Frère/sœurTarshish Frère/sœurKittim

Événements clés

Mentioned in the genealogy after the flood

Dodanim is listed as one of Javan's four sons in the genealogy in Genesis chapter 10, which describes how the nations spread out after the flood.

Gn 10:4 Voir dans le contexte →

4The sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittim, and the Dodanim.

וּבְנֵ֥י יָוָ֖ן אֱלִישָׁ֣ה וְתַרְשִׁ֑ישׁ כִּתִּ֖ים וְדֹדָנִֽים׃ ‬

Descendants of Javan and the coastal peoples

In connection with Javan's sons, it is mentioned that the land of the coastlands was distributed among these descendants, each according to their language and clan.

Gn 10:5 Voir dans le contexte →

5From these the coastland peoples spread out into their lands, each with its own language, by their clans within their nations.

מֵ֠אֵלֶּה נִפְרְד֞וּ אִיֵּ֤י הַגּוֹיִם֙ בְּאַרְצֹתָ֔ם אִ֖ישׁ לִלְשֹׁנ֑וֹ לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖ם בְּגוֹיֵהֶֽם׃ ‬

Japheth's Lineage

Dodanim belongs to Japheth's lineage, one of Noah's three sons. Japheth's descendants are associated with the peoples north and west of Israel.

Gn 10:1 Voir dans le contexte →

1This is the family line of Noah's sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Sons were born to them after the flood.

וְאֵ֙לֶּה֙ תּוֹלְדֹ֣ת בְּנֵי־נֹ֔חַ שֵׁ֖ם חָ֣ם וָיָ֑פֶת וַיִּוָּלְד֥וּ לָהֶ֛ם בָּנִ֖ים אַחַ֥ר הַמַּבּֽוּל׃ ‬

Gn 10:2 Voir dans le contexte →

2The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.

בְּנֵ֣י יֶ֔פֶת גֹּ֣מֶר וּמָג֔וֹג וּמָדַ֖י וְיָוָ֣ן וְתֻבָ֑ל וּמֶ֖שֶׁךְ וְתִירָֽס׃ ‬

Repeated in the Genealogies of Chronicles

Dodanim (here called Rodanim in some manuscripts) is mentioned again in 1 Chronicles as part of the extensive genealogy that opens the book.

1 Ch 1:7 Voir dans le contexte →

7The sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites, and the Rodanites.

וּבְנֵ֥י יָוָ֖ן אֱלִישָׁ֣ה וְתַרְשִׁ֑ישָׁה כִּתִּ֖ים וְרוֹדָנִֽים׃ ס ‬

Part of Noah's Descendants

Dodanim is part of the larger narrative about Noah's descendants who filled the earth after the flood, in accordance with God's command to be fruitful and fill the earth.

Gn 9:1 Voir dans le contexte →

1Then God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, "Be fruitful, multiply, and fill the earth.

וַיְבָ֣רֶךְ אֱלֹהִ֔ים אֶת־נֹ֖חַ וְאֶת־בָּנָ֑יו וַיֹּ֧אמֶר לָהֶ֛ם פְּר֥וּ וּרְב֖וּ וּמִלְא֥וּ אֶת־הָאָֽרֶץ׃ ‬

Gn 9:7 Voir dans le contexte →

7As for you, be fruitful and multiply; spread out over the earth and increase upon it."

וְאַתֶּ֖ם פְּר֣וּ וּרְב֑וּ שִׁרְצ֥וּ בָאָ֖רֶץ וּרְבוּ־בָֽהּ׃ ס ‬