Gen 10:2 | KingComments | STEP | The descendants of Japheth are the first to be mentioned. Only four verses are about him. Of the predicted expansion ( ) does not seem to come much for the time being. Yet that will be the case later, especially during the fourth world empire, that is the Roman empire. The nations are divided over the earth, viewed from Israel as the center of the nations and taking into account the number of Israelites ( ; ). The sons of Japheth settle north of Israel, far from it.

‏ Genesis 10:2

The Descendants of Japheth

The descendants of Japheth are the first to be mentioned. Only four verses are about him. Of the predicted expansion (Gen 9:27) does not seem to come much for the time being. Yet that will be the case later, especially during the fourth world empire, that is the Roman empire.

The nations are divided over the earth, viewed from Israel as the center of the nations and taking into account the number of Israelites (Deu 32:8; Eze 5:5). The sons of Japheth settle north of Israel, far from it.