People from Kittim
Kittim, a descendant of Japheth, son of Noah.
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Also known as Kittites
Kittim was a son of Javan and grandson of Japheth, son of Noah (Gen.10.4; 1Ch.1.7). The Kittim are listed among the descendants of Japheth who spread out into their lands after the flood, each with their own language, clan, and nation (Gen.10.5). The Kittim likely settled in the area of Cyprus, as Kittim is an early name for this island. They were probably a seafaring People from Japheth.
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Twice written in the Authorized Version for Chittim. (Genesis 10:4; 1 Chronicles 1:7)
breaking; bruising small; gold; coloring
Easton (1897), Smith (1863), Hitchcock (1869), Hastings (1898) and Schaff are in the public domain. Parsed text: neuu-org/bible-dictionary-dataset (CC BY 4.0). Headwords and whitespace normalised for this site.
2 verses in 2 books · English text: BSB (change it from the menu at the top) · Strong’s H3794
And the sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites, and the Rodanites.
And the sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites, and the Rodanites.
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