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Genesis 10 lists seven sons of Japheth, while the Greek translation adds an eighth by including Elishah. The same name appears again later as a son of Javan, possibly reflecting confusion or a different version of the Hebrew text.
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Genesis 10:2
Hebrew Bible
1 This is the account of Noah’s sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Sons were born to them after the flood. 2 The sons of Japheth were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras. 3 The sons of Gomer were Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah. 4 The sons of Javan were Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittim, and the Dodanim.
Date: 750–400 BCE (based on scholarly estimates)
LXX Genesis 10:2
Septuagint
1 Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, Japheth; and sons were born to them after the flood. 2 The sons of Japheth, Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Elishah, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras. 3 And the sons of Gomer, Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah. 4 And the sons of Javan, Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, Rhodians.
Date: 300–201 BCE (based on scholarly estimates)
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"... Verses 2-5 record the sons of Japheth. LXX Genesis attributes eight sons to Japheth over against seven in the Masoretic text. The Septuagint of Genesis has Elisa inserted in fifth place, but the same name occurs in verse 4 as a son of Iouan. An F tradition omits the name thereby equaling the Masoretic text ..."
John William Wevers, Notes on the Greek Text of Genesis, SCS 35 (Atlanta: Scholars, 1993), 128.
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