And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
7. Elishah ] Ezekiel (1Ch 27:7) addressing Tyre, “Blue and purple from the isles of Elishah was thine awning.” Elishah clearly denotes some islands or coastlands near the territory of Javan, but no closer identification is at present possible. If it be the Alashya of the Tell-el-Amarna Letters (cp. Flinders Petrie, Syria and Egypt, p. 161), it may be Cyprus or some part of Cyprus; cp. note on Kittim.
Tarshish ] Probably Tarsus in Cilicia is meant, for the next people mentioned are its near neighbours, the Kittim, i.e. the inhabitants of Cyprus. Tarsus was early colonised by the Greeks and was the capital of the country as early as the close of the fifth century b.c. It is to be distinguished from the Tarshish (= Tartessus in the south of Spain) of Eze 27:12.
Kittim ] spelt in A.V. Chittim (R.V. Kittim) in Num 24:24; Isa 23:1; Isa 23:12; Jer 2:10; Eze 27:6, and Dan 11:30. The inhabitants of Cyprus are meant, and “Kittim may be a reminiscence of Citium, the name of one of its oldest towns. In later times Kittim” (Chittim) is used vaguely of Western nations; “the ships of Kittim” (Dan 11:30) are the Roman ships; “the land of Chittim” ( , 1Ma 1:1) is Macedonia ( ib. 1Ma 8:5 ).
Dodanim ] R.V. Rodanim, so Heb. and LXX. ( ). In the A.V. the spelling is made to agree with that of Gen 10:4, where, however, the LXX. has again . No doubt the Rhodians are meant; their island was celebrated even in the days of Homer. For the confusion of reading between D and R see note on Riphath, 1Ch 1:6.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Dodanim – See the Gen 10:4 note.
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
Verse 7. The sons of Javan] “But the sons of Macedon, Alsu, and Tarsus, Ilation, and Dardania, or, according to others, Elisha, Alam, Titsas, Achzavia, and Dardania, Ridom, and Chamen, and Antioch.” So says this Targum, which I shall henceforth designate by the letter T.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
[See comments on 1Ch 1:5]
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
Dodanim, or Rodanim. See above note.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
Tarshish: Psa 72:10, Isa 66:19
Kittim: These, and other words ending in im, forming the Hebrew plural, are not the names of individuals, but of nations. Num 24:24, Isa 23:1, Isa 23:12, Jer 2:10, Eze 27:6, Dan 11:30, Chittim
Dodanim: or, Rodanim, according to some copies
Reciprocal: Eze 27:7 – Elishah Eze 27:13 – Javan