Isles of the Gentiles

Isles of the Gentiles

(Gen 10:5): the American Standard Revised Version isles (margin coast-lands) of the nations, said of the territories of the sons of Japheth. The reference is to the coasts of the Western Mediterranean, with their islands (compare isles of the sea, Est 10:1; Eze 26:18, etc.). See TABLE OF NATIONS.

Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia