Genesis 10:5 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Bible Comments

Isles of the Gentiles. — The word rendered “isles” means any maritime region. As there were no Gentiles at this time, the phrase should be translated “the coast-lands of the nations.”

Genesis 10:5

5 By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.