The meaning of Javan in the Bible
(From Easton's Bible Dictionary)

  • The fourth "son" of Japheth (Genesis 10:2), whose descendants settled in Greece, i.e., Ionia, which bears the name of Javan in Hebrew. Alexander the Great is called the "king of Javan" (rendered "Grecia," Daniel 8:21; 10:20; comp 11:2; Zechariah 9:13). This word was universally used by the nations of the East as the generic name of the Greek race.

  • A town or district of Arabia Felix, from which the Syrians obtained iron, cassia, and calamus (Ezekiel 27:19).


    See more on the meaning of Javan in the Bible:
    Javan {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
    Javan {Hitchcock's Bible Name}

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