Japheth in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(enlargement), one of the three sons of Noah. The descendants of Japheth occupied the "isles of the Gentiles," Ge 10:5 -- i.e. the coast lands of the Mediterranean Sea in Europe and Asia Minor-- whence they spread northward over the whole continent of Europe and a considerable portion of Asia.

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