Japheth's Posterity

by John P. Pratt (Current version, not the 1968 version)

                                        __ASHKENAZ_____
                                       |  (Rhegmians)  
                                       |                         _BUZAR___
                                       |__RIPHATH______         |_PARZUNAC
          __GOMER______________________|  (Paphlagonians),      |_BALGAR__
         |  (Galatians or Galls), the  |  the Bartonim,         |_ELICANUM                         
         |  Francum, dwelling in the   |  dwelling in Bartonia  |_RAGBIB__
         |  land of Franza, by the     |  by river Ledah which  |_TARKI___
         |  river Franza, by the river |  empties into the great|_BID_____
         |  Senah                      |  sea Gihon             |_ZEBUC___
         |              _ELICHANAF_    |                        |_ONGAL___
         |__MAGOG______|               |__TOGARMAH______________|_TILMAZ__
         | (Scythians) |__LUBAL____       (Phrygians), spread North by the              
         |                                River Italac        
         |              __ACHON____
         |__MADAI______|                __ELISHAH______
         |  (Medes),the|__ZEELO____    |  (Aeolians), the Almanim,including                   
         |  Orelum,    |               |  Lumbardi who conquered Italia
         |  dwelling in|__CHAZONI__    |__TARSHISH_____
         |  the land of|               |  (Tharsians in Cilicia)                
         |  Curson     |__LOT______    |__KITTIM_______              
         |                             |  (Cyprus) the Romim, in the valley
<-JAPHETH|__JAVAN______________________|  of Canopia, by river Tibreu
 b.1506  |  (Ionia and all Grecians)   |__DODANIM______      
         |  the Javanim, dwelling in      Dwell by sea Gihon, in Bordna 
         |  the land of Makdonia
         |                              __ARIPHI_______
         |                             |
         |__TUBAL______________________|__KESED________
         |  (Iberes) dwell in land of  |                 _ _ _ __Sabinah__                            
         |  Tuskanah, by river Pashiah |__TAARI________
         |  to border at river Tibreu.
         |  Most beautiful women.       __DEDON________
         |                             |
         |__MESHECH____________________|__ZARON________                     
         |  (Cappadocians), the        |                
         |  Shibashni                  |__SHEBASHNI____
         |                        
         |                              __BENIB________
         |__TIRAS______________________| 
            (Thracians), the Rushash,  |__GERA_________
            Cushni and Ongolis;        |
            dwelling by the sea Jabus  |__LUPIRION_____
            by the river Cura, which   |
            empties into the Tragan    |__GILAK________
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References

Japheth's sons, Gen. 10:2; All identifications in parentheses from Josephus 6:1
Sons of Gomer, Javan, Gen. 10:3-4; Japheth's other grandsons, Jash. 7:4-5, 7-9
Sons of Togarmah, Jash. 10:10; Tubal's women, Jash. 17:5; Sabinah, Jash. 17:2-9
All other information from Jash. 10