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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

CHITTIM

kit'-im.

See KITTIM.

Strong's Hebrew

3794. Kitti -- a son of Javan, also his desc. and their land
... Word Origin from an unused name Definition a son of Javan, also his desc. and their
land NASB Word Usage Cyprus (3), Kittim (5). Chittim, Kittim. ...
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Library

Balaam
... In his home in the far east the fame of the ships of Chittim has reached him; the
fame of the new people, the sea-roving heroes of the Greeks, of whom old ...
/.../kingsley/the gospel of the pentateuch/sermon xiv balaam.htm

Benares as a Mission Sphere.
... Jeremiah said, "Pass over the isles of Chittim, and see; and send unto Kedar,
and consider diligently, and see if there be such a thing. ...
/.../life and work in benares and kumaon 1839-1877/chapter viii benares as a.htm

Israel in Canaan.
... in exchange for balm and spices from Gilead; corn and linen from Egypt; ivory, pearls,
and rubies from India; gold from the beds of rivers in Chittim or Asia ...
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Alexander.
... THE CHOSEN PEOPLE. LESSON XV. ALEXANDER. "Ships shall come from Chittim, and
shall afflict Eber, and shall afflict Assur.""Num. xxiv.24. ...
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Letter Xlvi. To a Fallen virgin.
... This outrage in life is new. "For pass over the Isles of Chittim and see; and send
unto Chedar and consider diligently, and see if there be such a thing. ...
/.../basil/basil letters and select works/letter xlvi to a fallen.htm

Numbers
... The five verses that follow Balaam's words, xxiv.20-24, are apparently a late appendix;
the mention of Chittim in v.24 would almost carry the passage down to ...
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On Assembling in the Church.
... [2844] Wherefore pass over to the isles of Chittim, and behold, and send to Kedar,
and observe diligently whether such things have been done. ...
/.../various/constitutions of the holy apostles/sec vii on assembling in the.htm

Questions.
... 10. What yet older prophecy was there of the Greek invasion?"Num. xxiv.24. 11.
What was Chittim? A. The east end of the Mediterranean. 12. ...
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The Blessings of Noah Upon Shem and Japheth. (Gen. Ix. 18-27. )
... In Numbers 24:24, Balaam says: "And ships shall come from the coast of Chittim and
shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber, and he also shall perish." "We ...
/.../hengstenberg/christology of the old testament/the blessings of noah upon.htm

Matt. v. 27, 28
... This God also did unto the Jews, when He said, "Go ye forth unto the Isles of Chittim,
and send unto Kedar, and know if nations will change their gods; which ...
/.../chrysostom/homilies on the gospel of saint matthew/homily xvii matt v 27.htm

ATS Bible Dictionary

Chittim

Or KITTIM, descendants of Javan, son of Japheth; and the land settled by them, Genesis 10:4. Chittim seems to denote primarily the island Cyprus, and also to be employed, in a wider sense, to designate other islands and countries adjacent to the Mediterranean, as for instance, Macedonia, Daniel 11:30, and Rome, Numbers 24:24.

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Or Kittim, a plural form (Genesis 10:4), the name of a branch of the descendants of Javan, the "son" of Japheth. Balaam foretold (Numbers 24:24) "that ships shall come from the coast of Chittim, and afflict Eber." Daniel prophesied (11:30) that the ships of Chittim would come against the king of the north. It probably denotes Cyprus, whose ancient capital was called Kition by the Greeks.

The references elsewhere made to Chittim (Isaiah 23:1, 12; Jeremiah 2:10; Ezek. 27:6) are to be explained on the ground that while the name originally designated the Phoenicians only, it came latterly to be used of all the islands and various settlements on the sea-coasts which they had occupied, and then of the people who succeeded them when the Phoenician power decayed. Hence it designates generally the islands and coasts of the Mediterranean and the races that inhabit them.

Thesaurus

Chittim (5 Occurrences)
... Balaam foretold (Numbers 24:24) "that ships shall come from the coast of Chittim,
and afflict Eber." Daniel prophesied (11:30) that the ships of Chittim would ...
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Perseus
... pur'-se-us (Perseus): In 1 Maccabees 8:5 the conquest of "Perseus, king of the Citims"
(the Revised Version (British and American) "king of Chittim") was part ...
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Isles (32 Occurrences)
... Jeremiah 2:10 For pass over the isles of Chittim, and see; and send unto Kedar,
and consider diligently, and see if there be such a thing. ...
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Macedonia (23 Occurrences)
... of his career is given in 1 Maccabees 1:1-7, where he is spoken of as "Alexander
the Macedonian, the son of Philip, who came out of the land of Chittim" (1:1 ...
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Island (16 Occurrences)
... 27:6, 7). (see CHITTIM.) The shores of the Mediterranean are called the "islands
of the sea" (Isaiah 11:11), or the "isles of the Gentiles" (Genesis 10:5), and ...
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Chiun (1 Occurrence)

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Vent (8 Occurrences)
... Daniel 11:30 And ships of Chittim have come in against him, and he hath been pained,
and hath turned back, and hath been insolent toward the holy covenant, and ...
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Kadesh (30 Occurrences)
... be corrected from the Septuagint (Luc.) reading: eis ten genitive Chettieim Kades,
"to the land of the Hittites unto Kadesh," into 'erets ha-chittim qadheshah. ...
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Orontes
... be corrected from the Septuagint (Luc.) reading: eis ten genitive Chettieim Kades,
"to the land of the Hittites unto Kadesh," into 'erets ha-chittim qadheshah. ...
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Isle (15 Occurrences)
... We find references to Kittim or Chittim, Cyprus (Genesis 10:4 Numbers 24:24 1
Chronicles 1:7 Isaiah 23:1, 12 Jeremiah 2:10 Ezekiel 27:6 Daniel 11:30); to Elisha ...
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Bible Concordance

Chittim (5 Occurrences)

Numbers 24:24 And ships shall come from the coast of Chittim, and shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber, and he also shall perish for ever.
(KJV DBY WBS YLT)

Isaiah 23:1 The burden of Tyre. Howl, ye ships of Tarshish; for it is laid waste, so that there is no house, no entering in: from the land of Chittim it is revealed to them.
(KJV DBY WBS YLT)

Isaiah 23:12 And he said, Thou shalt no more rejoice, O thou oppressed virgin, daughter of Zidon: arise, pass over to Chittim; there also shalt thou have no rest.
(KJV DBY WBS YLT)

Jeremiah 2:10 For pass over the isles of Chittim, and see; and send unto Kedar, and consider diligently, and see if there be such a thing.
(KJV DBY WBS YLT)

Ezekiel 27:6 Of the oaks of Bashan have they made thine oars; the company of the Ashurites have made thy benches of ivory, brought out of the isles of Chittim.
(KJV DBY WBS YLT)

Subtopics

Chittem

Chittim

Chittim: Descendants of Javan

Chittim: Probably Inhabited Islands of the Mediterranean

Chittim: Prophecies Concerning

Chittim: Their Commerce

Related Terms

Perseus

Isles (32 Occurrences)

Macedonia (23 Occurrences)

Island (16 Occurrences)