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Encyclopedia > Kittim

Kittim is a name from ancient times that is linked to Cyprus. It may also include districts in the nearby sea territory. According to the Book of Jasher he was the ancestor of the Romim (Romans). This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... City motto: Senatus Populusque Romanus – SPQR (The Senate and the People of Rome) Founded 21 April 753 BC mythical, 1st millennium BC Region Latium Mayor Walter Veltroni (Left-Wing Democrats) Area  - City Proper  1285 km² Population  - City (2004)  - Metropolitan  - Density (city proper) 2. ...


According to The Zondervan Pictorial Encyclopedia of the Bible, the name Kittim "is extended to include the W[est] in general, but esp[ecially] the seafaring W[est]."


The 'New Internation Version' Bible renders the expression "ships of Kittim" as "ships of the western coastlands."


In the genealogy in Genesis, chapter 9, Kittim is said to have been a son of Javan, the son of Japheth. This article is about Genesis, the first book of the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament). ... In Jewish mythology, Javan (Hebrew יָוָן, Standard Hebrew Yavan, Tiberian Hebrew Yāwān) was the fourth son of Noahs third son Japheth. ... Japheth (יֶפֶת / יָפֶת enlarge, Standard Hebrew Yéfet / Yáfet, Tiberian Hebrew Yép̄eṯ / Yāp̄eṯ) is one of the sons of Noah in the Bible. ...


See also Larnaca. Larnaca, or Larnaka(also colloquially Skala), is a city on the southeast coast of Cyprus. ...


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The Kittim are referred to as warriors from the west, who capture Jerusalem.
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