Genesis 10:2

The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.

Cross-reference

Genesis 9:19 Historical context

Genesis 9:19 states that from Noah's three sons (including Japheth) the earth was peopled, introducing the table of nations.

1 Chronicles 1:5-7 reproduces and expands the list of Japheth's descendants from Genesis 10:2, a direct parallel.

Ezekiel 27:12-14 names Tarshish, Javan, Tubal, and Meshech — all Japhethite nations from Genesis 10 — as traders with Tyre.

Ezekiel 27:19 lists Javan, one of Japheth's sons from Genesis 10:2, as a trading partner of Tyre.

Ezekiel 38:2 names Magog, Meshech, and Tubal — sons of Japheth from Genesis 10 — as leaders under Gog.

Ezekiel 38:6 mentions Gomer and Togarmah (son of Gomer), both from Japheth's line in Genesis 10, joining Gog.

Ezekiel 39:1 repeats Meshech and Tubal from Genesis 10:2 as leaders under Gog.

Revelation 20:8 uses 'Gog and Magog' — Magog originates from Genesis 10:2 — as symbols of end-time rebellion.

Jeremiah 51:28 Prophetic fulfillment

Jeremiah 51:28 calls the Medes (descendants of Madai) to invade Babylon—fulfilling the role of a Japhethite nation in judgment.

Ezekiel 27:13 lists Javan, Tubal, and Meshech as traders with Tyre—exactly the sons of Japheth from Genesis 10:2.

Ezekiel 32:26 describes Meshech and Tubal among the slain, echoing the same Japhethite peoples from Genesis 10:2.

Psalm 120:5 Allusion

In Psalm 120:5, Meshech symbolizes a distant, hostile place—referencing the same Japhethite tribe from Genesis 10:2.

Isaiah 66:19 mentions Tubal and Javan among nations that will hear God's glory, linking to Japheth's sons listed here.