The fourth “son” of Japheth ([Gen. 10:2](/gen#Gen.10.2)), whose descendants settled in Greece, i.e., Ionia, which bears the name of Javan in Hebrew. Alexander the Great is called the “king of Javan” (rendered “Grecia,” [Dan. 8:21](/dan#Dan.8.21); [10:20](/dan#Dan.10.20); comp. 11:2; [Zech. 9:13](/zech#Zech.9.13)). This word was universally used by the nations of the East as the generic name of the Greek race.