Javan

(1.) The fourth “son” of Japheth (Gen. 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,” Dan. 8:21; 10:20; comp. 11:2; Zech. 9:13). This word was universally used by the nations of the East as the generic name of the Greek race. (2.) A town or district of Arabia Felix, from which the Syrians obtained iron, cassia, and calamus (Ezek. 27:19).

(clay).

JA'VAN. In Isa 66:19 it is coupled with Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, and with Tubal and the "isles afar off;" again, in Eze 27:13, it is joined with Tubal and Meshech, as carrying on commerce with the Tyrians, who imported from these countries slaves and brazen vessels; in Dan 8:21; Num 10:20; Matt 11:2, in reference to the Macedonian empire; and in Zech 9:13, in reference to the Graeco-Syrian empire. From these passages it appears that "Javan" was regarded as a title for the Greek people and the Grecian empire. A town in the southern part of Arabia (Yemen), whither the Phoenicians traded, Eze 27:19; probably Uzal, a name of the capital of Yema, in Arabia, and famous for the manufacture of swordblades.

JA'VAN, the fourth son of Japheth, and the ancestor of the Grecians or lonians. Gen 10:2; 1 Chr 1:5, 1 Chr 1:7. Hence the word "Javan" in the O.T. denotes Greece, or the Greeks. Isa 66:19; Eze 27:13.

deceiver; one who makes sad

JA'VAN, the fourth son of Japheth, and the ancestor of the Grecians or lonians. Gen 10:2; 1 Chr 1:5, 1 Chr 1:7. Hence the word "Javan" in the O.T. denotes Greece, or the Greeks. Isa 66:19; Eze 27:13. JA'VAN. In Isa 66:19 it is coupled with Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, and with Tubal and the "isles afar off;" again, in Eze 27:13, it is joined with Tubal and Meshech, as carrying on commerce with the Tyrians, who imported from these countries slaves and brazen vessels; in Dan 8:21; Num 10:20; Matt 11:2, in reference to the Macedonian empire; and in Zech 9:13, in reference to the Graeco-Syrian empire. From these passages it appears that "Javan" was regarded as a title for the Greek people and the Grecian empire. A town in the southern part of Arabia (Yemen), whither the Phoenicians traded, Eze 27:19; probably Uzal, a name of the capital of Yema, in Arabia, and famous for the manufacture of swordblades.