Ancient seafaring men stand on a Mediterranean stone dock beside wooden ships and cargo, representing the descendants of Javan.

Clan or family line

The Rodanim

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 names the group at Genesis 10:4.

The people in Scripture

The Rodanim are listed among the peoples descended from Javan in the Table of Nations (Genesis 10:4; 1 Chronicles 1:7). The BSB uses the plural name Rodanim, placing this people within Javan’s maritime line.

Biblical record

Scripture records the Rodanim collectively in these genealogical lists; it does not identify an individual member by name.

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