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The same name traced across the biblical canon and the Second Temple texts, side by side.
Chittim (Cyprus)
Kittim was a son of Javan, and the name stretched to cover the islands and coasts of the eastern Mediterranean, Cyprus most of all. In prophecy it stands for far-off peoples who come by sea.
First, in plain English
Kittim was a son of Javan, and the name stretched to cover the islands and coasts of the eastern Mediterranean, Cyprus most of all. In prophecy it stands for far-off peoples who come by sea.
Who this is
Kittim was a son of Javan, and the name became a general biblical term for the peoples and islands of the eastern Mediterranean, particularly Cyprus, used in prophecy for distant maritime nations.
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The word
H3794
Where it appears
- Numbers 24:24
- Ezekiel 27:6
- Daniel 11:30
