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Fourth son of Japheth, and father of Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim and Dodanim. "From these came the distribution of the isles of the nations." Gen. 10: 2, 4; 1 Chr. 1: 5, 7. Corresponding to this is Isa. 66: 19, where God sends His messengers to Javan, to the isles afar off, where His glory shall be made known. In Dan. 8: 21, where the Hebrew is the same, Alexander the Great is king of Javan, agreeing with Dan. 10: 20; Dan. 11: 2; , Zech. 9: 13 that Javan refers to Greece. In Ezek. 27: 13 the Javan that traded with Tyre doubtless also refers to Greece; but in Ezek. 27: 19 it is supposed to point to southern Arabia, the verse being better translated "Vedan and Javan of Uzal traded in thy markets," etc.