Javan
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Javan (Hebrew: יון, Yâvân; Greek: Ιωυαν) was the fourth son of Japheth, and father of Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim mentioned in the Book of Genesis.
All scholars, almost without exception, will readily identify Javan (Hebrew: Yawan) with the Greek Iones.[1], translated in the Bible as Grecia. The Assyrians called them Yawani, Yamani or Iam-anu and the Achaemenians termed them Yauna.[2] The inscriptions of Sargon and Sennacherib label the Ionian isles as Mat Yauna and Yaniana. The Persians called them Yauna or Yuna, Yaman in Akkadian, Yauna in Elamite; the Babylonians Yavanu[3] and the Egyptians Wynn[4]. It appears that these ancient peoples knew each other's origins.
Related References
- In Search of ... the Origin of Nations by C.M. White. History Research Projects 2003.
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