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Tiras

son of Japheth

The seventh son of Japheth listed in the Table of Nations in Genesis 10, representing a people among those who spread after the flood.

2 appearances2 Bible books1 known aliases

Who or what is this?

Tiras is listed in the Table of Nations in Genesis 10 as the seventh and last of the sons of , and the same list appears in 1 Chronicles 1. The biblical text offers no further narrative about him; he appears only as a progenitor in the genealogical account of how the nations spread across the earth after the flood. Ancient and modern interpreters have offered various identifications for the people descended from Tiras, but the Bible itself makes no such identification.

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