A group of ancient seafaring men prepare a wooden ship for departure on a rocky Mediterranean shore with other vessels visible in the distance.

Nation

The Kittim

A maritime people descended from Javan in the Table of Nations.

Scripture traces this people through Javan.

A maritime people descended from Javan in the Table of Nations. Scripture first names the group at Genesis 10:4.

The people in Scripture

A maritime people descended from Javan in the Table of Nations.

Biblical record

Their first recorded mention is Genesis 10:4. Later references on this page describe the group’s place, actions, or descendants as Scripture presents them.

Scripture names this people collectively but does not identify an individual member in the current records.