Dictionary entry

Isles Of The Gentiles

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

(Ge 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,"Es 10:1;Eze 26:18, etc.).

SeeTABLE OF NATIONS.