Line of Japheth · son of Noah
Madai
"middle land"
- Region
- Persian plateau (Media)
- Primary Passage
- Gen 10:2
- Eras Active
- Kingdoms · Exile & Return
- Lineage
- Japheth
Scholar Notes
The Medes. Allied with Babylon to crush Assyria.
Genesis 10 · The Table of Nations · 70 peoples
The Great Dispersion
Every nation named in Genesis 10 — fourteen of Japheth, thirty of Ham, twenty-six of Shem — radiating from Ararat across three continents. Click a pin or a name to read the record.
Ararat Shem Ham Japheth
14 nations of japheth · Ararat marked in gold
Descendants of Japheth