Gen 10:5 | MHM | STEP | v. 5 : The descendants of Japheth settled in the “isles of the Gentiles.” This means the distant lands and islands across the sea from Israel ( v. 5; Jer. xxv. 22 ). These nations spoke different languages and lived in different lands. This verse also hints at the future, when people from far-off places would come to know God (Isa. xlii. 4 ).

‏ Genesis 10:5

v. 5: The descendants of Japheth settled in the “isles of the Gentiles.” This means the distant lands and islands across the sea from Israel (v. 5; Jer. xxv. 22 ^a). These nations spoke different languages and lived in different lands. This verse also hints at the future, when people from far-off places would come to know God (Isa. xlii. 4 ^b).