sn The Greek form of the name Japheth, Iapetos, is used in Greek tradition for the ancestor of the Greeks.
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snGomer was the ancestor of the Cimmerians. For a discussion of the Cimmerians see E. M. Yamauchi, Foes from the Northern Frontier (SBA), 49–61.
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sn For a discussion of various proposals concerning the descendants of Magog see E. M. Yamauchi, Foes from the Northern Frontier (SBA), 22–24.
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snMadai was the ancestor of the Medes, who lived east of Assyria.
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snJavan was the father of the Hellenic race, the Ionians who lived in western Asia Minor.
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snTubal was the ancestor of militaristic tribes that lived north of the Black Sea. For a discussion of ancient references to Tubal see E. M. Yamauchi, Foes from the Northern Frontier (SBA), 24–26.
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snMeshech was the ancestor of the people known in Assyrian records as the Musku. For a discussion of ancient references to them see E. M. Yamauchi, Foes from the Northern Frontier (SBA), 24–26.
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snTiras was the ancestor of the Thracians, some of whom possibly became the Pelasgian pirates of the Aegean.