Text: 1 Chronicles 1:1-27
OT Text Referred to: Genesis 10:2-4
Subject: Genealogies Adam to Abraham
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Direct Quotation
Connection Method(s): None
Significance: These are parallel genealogical records of the Japhethite line from the Table of Nations. Genesis 10:2-4 lists the sons of Japheth (Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, Tiras) and their descendants (Ashkenaz, Riphath, Togarmah; Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, Dodanim). 1 Chronicles 1:5-7 reproduces this identical list with one minor variant (Rodanim for Dodanim, likely a dalet/resh scribal confusion). The Chronicler includes the Japhethite nations not for their own sake but to establish the complete framework of the post-flood world before narrowing to the Shemite-Abrahamic line. Both texts serve the function of mapping all humanity's descent from Noah, with the Japhethites representing the maritime and northern peoples (Gen 10:5).