And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
The record containing the sons of Javan belongs to the oldest history in human possession and also the broadest, having come fresh directly from the fountain of eternal truth and having had its purity preserved through the ages by a divine hand. It is part of the only authentic account of the origin of nations, and the only history of the human race unsullied by human pride or prejudice. It casts light upon the far-distant past where human research seeks in vain to penetrate. Together with the rest of God's word it alone makes known the power that laid the foundations of the earth and stretched out the heavens. By virtue of this character the Holy Scriptures that contain it stand without a rival as an educator.
The record containing the sons of Javan belongs to the oldest history in human possession and also the broadest, having come fresh directly from the fountain of eternal truth and having had its purity preserved through the ages by a divine hand. It is part of the only authentic account of the origin of nations, and the only history of the human race unsullied by human pride or prejudice. It casts light upon the far-distant past where human research seeks in vain to penetrate. Together with the rest of God's word it alone makes known the power that laid the foundations of the earth and stretched out the heavens. By virtue of this character the Holy Scriptures that contain it stand without a rival as an educator.