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Javan

Ancestor of the Greek peoples

Les patriarchesPatriarchUnknown, shortly after the Flood

Javan was the son of Japheth and grandson of Noah. He is regarded as the ancestor of the Greek and Ionian peoples. In the biblical table of nations in Genesis 10, he is linked to groups around the Mediterranean, and his name is used prophetically for Greece in later writings.

Famille

PèreJapheth (son of Noah)Frère/sœurGomer (Hosea's wife)Frère/sœurMagogFrère/sœurMadaiFrère/sœurTubal (Son of Japheth)Frère/sœurMeshechFrère/sœurTirasEnfantElishaEnfantTarshishEnfantKittimEnfantDodanim

Événements clés

The Birth and Lineage of Javan

Javan is mentioned as a son of Japheth in the genealogy after the flood, where Noah's descendants spread across the earth.

Gn 10:1Voir 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 10:2Voir dans le contexte →
2The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
בְּנֵ֣י יֶ֔פֶת גֹּ֣מֶר וּמָג֔וֹג וּמָדַ֖י וְיָוָ֣ן וְתֻבָ֑ל וּמֶ֖שֶׁךְ וְתִירָֽס׃ ‬
1 Ch 1:5Voir dans le contexte →
5The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
בְּנֵ֣י יֶ֔פֶת גֹּ֣מֶר וּמָג֔וֹג וּמָדַ֖י וְיָוָ֣ן וְתֻבָ֑ל וּמֶ֖שֶׁךְ וְתִירָֽס׃ ס ‬

The Sons of Javan and the Peoples

Javan's four sons—Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim—are linked to various peoples and coastal regions around the Mediterranean Sea.

Gn 10:4Voir dans le contexte →
4The sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittim, and the Dodanim.
וּבְנֵ֥י יָוָ֖ן אֱלִישָׁ֣ה וְתַרְשִׁ֑ישׁ כִּתִּ֖ים וְדֹדָנִֽים׃ ‬

The Dispersion of Nations from Javan

From Javan's descendants, the coastal peoples spread into their own territories, each with its own language and clans.

Gn 10:5Voir 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׃ ‬

Javan as a Trading Partner with Tyre

The prophet Ezekiel mentions Javan (Greece) as traders who engaged in exchange with Tyre, including people and bronze goods.

Ez 27:13Voir dans le contexte →
13Greece, Tubal, and Meshech traded with you; they exchanged slaves and articles of bronze for your goods.
יָוָ֤ן תֻּבַל֙ וָמֶ֔שֶׁךְ הֵ֖מָּה רֹֽכְלָ֑יִךְ בְּנֶ֤פֶשׁ אָדָם֙ וּכְלֵ֣י נְחֹ֔שֶׁת נָתְנ֖וּ מַעֲרָבֵֽךְ׃ ‬
Ez 27:19Voir dans le contexte →
19Vedan and Javan from Uzal traded for your merchandise; wrought iron, cassia, and cane were part of your trade.
וְדָ֤ן וְיָוָן֙ מְאוּזָּ֔ל בְּעִזְבוֹנַ֖יִךְ נָתָ֑נּוּ בַּרְזֶ֤ל עָשׁוֹת֙ קִדָּ֣ה וְקָנֶ֔ה בְּמַעֲרָבֵ֖ךְ הָיָֽה׃ ‬

Javan in Isaiah's Prophecy

Isaiah prophesies about God's glory being proclaimed among distant nations, and Javan is mentioned as one of these peoples.

Es 66:19Voir dans le contexte →
19I will set a sign among them, and from among them I will send survivors to the nations—to Tarshish, to Put and Lud who draw the bow, to Tubal and Greece, and to the distant coastlands that have never heard my fame or seen my glory. And they will proclaim my glory among the nations.
וְשַׂמְתִּ֨י בָהֶ֜ם א֗וֹת וְשִׁלַּחְתִּ֣י מֵהֶ֣ם ׀ פְּ֠לֵיטִים אֶֽל־הַגּוֹיִ֞ם תַּרְשִׁ֨ישׁ פּ֥וּל וְל֛וּד מֹ֥שְׁכֵי קֶ֖שֶׁת תֻּבַ֣ל וְיָוָ֑ן הָאִיִּ֣ים הָרְחֹקִ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֨ר לֹא־שָׁמְע֤וּ אֶת־שִׁמְעִי֙ וְלֹא־רָא֣וּ אֶת־כְּבוֹדִ֔י וְהִגִּ֥ידוּ אֶת־כְּבוֹדִ֖י בַּגּוֹיִֽם׃ ‬

Javan in the Prophecies of Daniel and Zechariah

In Daniel's vision, Javan (Greece) represents a powerful kingdom that will defeat Persia. Zechariah prophesies about God's victory over the sons of Javan.

Dn 8:21Voir dans le contexte →
21The shaggy goat is the king of Greece, and the large horn between its eyes is the first king.
וְהַצָּפִ֥יר הַשָּׂעִ֖יר מֶ֣לֶךְ יָוָ֑ן וְהַקֶּ֤רֶן הַגְּדוֹלָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בֵּין־עֵינָ֔יו ה֖וּא הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ הָרִאשֽׁוֹן׃ ‬
Dn 10:20Voir dans le contexte →
20Then he said, "Do you know why I have come to you? Now I must return to fight against the prince of Persia, and when I go, the prince of Greece will come.
וַיֹּ֗אמֶר הֲיָדַ֙עְתָּ֙ לָמָּה־בָּ֣אתִי אֵלֶ֔יךָ וְעַתָּ֣ה אָשׁ֔וּב לְהִלָּחֵ֖ם עִם־שַׂ֣ר פָּרָ֑ס וַאֲנִ֣י יוֹצֵ֔א וְהִנֵּ֥ה שַׂר־יָוָ֖ן בָּֽא׃ ‬
Za 9:13Voir dans le contexte →
13For I have bent Judah as my bow and fitted Ephraim as my arrow. I will rouse your sons, Zion, against your sons, Greece, and I will wield you like a warrior's sword.
כִּֽי־דָרַ֨כְתִּי לִ֜י יְהוּדָ֗ה קֶ֚שֶׁת מִלֵּ֣אתִי אֶפְרַ֔יִם וְעוֹרַרְתִּ֤י בָנַ֙יִךְ֙ צִיּ֔וֹן עַל־בָּנַ֖יִךְ יָוָ֑ן וְשַׂמְתִּ֖יךְ כְּחֶ֥רֶב גִּבּֽוֹר׃ ‬

Mentionné dans la Bible (7)

Genèse 10:2Genèse 10:41 Chroniques 1:51 Chroniques 1:7Ézéchiel 27:13Ézéchiel 27:19Zacharie 9:13

Personnages liés

NoahThe Righteous Man in His TimeJapheth (son of Noah)Ancestor of the peoples in the north and westGomer (Hosea's wife)The Unfaithful Wife as a Symbol of IsraelMagogJapheth's son and ancestor of northern peoplesMadaiJapheth's son and the ancestor of the MedesTubal (Son of Japheth)Ancestor of peoples in Asia MinorMeshechSon of Japheth and ancestor of a peopleTirasJapheth's youngest son