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	BalaamsKittimOracle562BCE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Baalam portrayed the Kittim as afflictiing both Asshur and Eber, as Jeremiah alludes to Judah being an "ally", seeking out the approval of her Assyrian overlord, we have here I believe, the historical situation that Balaam appears to be alluding to. Asshur is Assyria and Eber is Judah, Asshur's "ally" and vassal.
		Rations for the Kittim were found inscribed on pottery fragments (called ostraca) at Tell Arad, a Judaean fortress in the Negeb, and dated to the late 7th or early 6th century BCE.
		I have argued that "Balaam's Kittim Oracle" appears to be relating to events occurring in the course of the 7th and 6th centuries BCE (640-587 BCE).
	www.bibleorigins.net /BalaamsKittimOracle562BCE.html (2087 words)

	AllRefer.com - Kittim (Cyprus Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
		AllRefer.com - Kittim (Cyprus Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
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		The Kittim are referred to as warriors from the west, who capture Jerusalem.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/K/Kittim.html (161 words)

	KITTIM in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE (Bible History Online)
		In its narrower sense Kittim appears simply to have stood for the island of Cyprus--it is mentioned between Bashan (= Pal) and the isles of Elisha in Ezek 27:6,7, and with this Isa 23:1,12 agree, Kittim occurring in these passages between Tarshish, Tyre and Sidon.
		The oldest etymology is apparently that of Josephus, who connects Kittim with the well-known old Cypriote city Kition (Citium) (Ant., I, vi, 1), testifying to the settling of the Kittim on the island.
		In Jer 2:10 and Ezek 27:6 the isles of Kittim are expressly spoken of, and this confirms the statement of Josephus concerning the extended meaning of the name.
	www.bible-history.com /isbe/K/KITTIM (1008 words)

	Kittim - Symbolic of Rome IN THE SEPTUAGINT AND JEWISH WRITINGS OF THE LATER SECOND TEMPLE PERIOD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Kittim: In this and other writings of the Roman period, like the War Scroll, it is a code name for the Romans.
		The actual meaning of the name in a given instance is always determined by the characteristics of the term, that is, those events which the text mentions as a reference in connection with the name (sometimes, as in the case of Acco in the aforementioned text, one key word is the determining factor).
		Pesher Habakkuq IX.4-10 interprets the conquest of the kittim as divine punishment, in the course of which "the riches and booty of the last priests (_____ _¿______) of Jerusalem shall l be delivered into the hands of the army of the Kittim", "at the end of the days (_¿____ _____)".
	www.preteristarchive.com /Empire/StudyArchive/rome-as-kittim.html (3369 words)

	Num 24:24
		Kittim experienced many reinterpretations during the late antique, as designating anything from from Cyprus and Greek till Rome.
		Kittim could thus be either Kizzuwadna/Qode, or something else on the Anatolian coast.
		So let please the argument about Kittim to be what it is, an unidentified location with many favorits, not peculiarly relevant to our subject.
	lists.ibiblio.org /pipermail/b-hebrew/2002-September/014112.html (998 words)

	Re: orion Kittim, follow-up
		Kittim (Kaf-tav-yod-mem) show up in Genesis 10:4 as descendents of Yavan (=Greece)and in Numbers 24:24 where they are at the end of Balaam's prophecy, the one in which he says he will explain the "end of days" (Numbers 24:14).
		Thus, as this is the last of the "peoples" mentioned, the fact that they are on the scene means that the Messiah could plausibly appear.
		Once the Romans took over, they had to be the Kittim, the last of the peoples, hence Onqelos and the other Targums (as well as the Vulgate!) read Italians or Romans.
	orion.mscc.huji.ac.il /orion/archives/1997b/msg00819.html (480 words)

	THE LEGENDS OF THE JEWS : ZEPHO KING OF KITTIM
		Balaam took wax and moulded the figures of men, to represent the army of Agnias and the army of the Egyptians, and he plunged them into magic water and let them swim, and it appeared that the African army was subdued by the Egyptians.
		There was great rejoicing among the people of Kittim, for the monster had long been doing havoc among their cattle, and in gratitude they set aside one day of the year, which they called by Zepho's name, in honor of their liberator, and all the people brought him presents and offered sacrifices to him.
		Besides, he took earth and stone from Kittim, and built a palace for Yaniah, and she recovered from her illness.
	www.book-lover.com /legendsofthejews/2/2lotj10_zepho_king_of_kittim.html (1046 words)

	Kanai: Chockma Mechazeh Narrative 4
		"Kittim va Khurim" is a dialectic term referring to the Romans and the Hellenized Jews.
		Kittim does appear in the Dead sea scrolls to describe the Romans.
		Jochannan the Essene (Jochannan the baptist perhaps) annoys EA3 with tales of the Kittim being struck down by some mysterious storm, which actually turned out to be less spectacular, though one significant person is killed (with a cart falling on him).
	www.change.freeuk.com /learning/relthink/kanaicmn4.html (2406 words)

	China in Prophecy
		Kittim was geographically associated even in later times (in the 3rd and 2nd centuries B.C.) with the Mediterranean region.
		The people of Kittim journeyed even further north and then eastward into the central areas of Asia and finally winding up in the region we now call China (indeed, an early name of China was Cathay which comes from the root word Khitai which also answers to Kittim, the "im" is plural).
		Though Gomer (the firstborn of Japheth and the uncle of Kittim) was the first to settle central Europe after the Flood, the biblical revelation shows that at the end of the age, his descendants are found in Asia—in the Far East.
	askelm.com /prophecy/p950701.htm (4191 words)

	The Last Days of Babylon, Chapter 10, "The Ships of Kittim"
		And in these descriptions, its role is pivotal, because it is the country that seems able to single-handedly block the East from taking sole control of the entire planet during the final days of civilization.
		Associated with 'Javan' (the western empire responsible for defeating the Ram), Kittim appears destined in prophecy to rise up out of the collapse of Javan to become the last surviving remnant of western civilization at the close of history.
		When the two northern kings destined to head the ten-nation eastern confederacy of the last days appear, neither of them will be successful in their efforts to vanquish this western force in their struggle to take world control.
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	Habbakuk Pesher part 1
		Pesher} This refers to the Kittim, w[ho are] swift and mighty in war, annihilating [many people, and...] in the authority of the Kittim and [the wicked...] and have no faith in the laws of [God].
		P} This refers to the Kittim, the fear and [dread] of whom are on all nations.
		P} This refe[rs t]o the rulers of the Kittim, who enter the land by the advice of a family of criminals: each in turn, [their] rulers come, one after the other, to devastate the la[nd.
	qumran.com /ShiningaLightintheDarkness/pesher1.htm (1975 words)

	Daniel 11:30 "For ships of Kittim will come against him; therefore he
		For ships of Kittim shall come against him; therefore he shall be grieved, and shall return, and have indignation against the holy covenant, and shall do his pleasure : he shall even return, and have regard to those who forsake the holy covenant.
		For ships of Kittim shall come against him; therefore he shall be grieved, and shall return, and have indignation against the holy covenant, and shall do his pleasure : he shall even return, and have regard unto them that forsake the holy covenant.
		Daniel 11:30 JPS: For ships of Kittim shall come against him, and he shall be cowed, and he shall return, and have indignation against the holy covenant, and shall do his pleasure; and he shall return, and have regard unto them that forsake the holy covenant.
	www.bible.cc /daniel/11-30.htm (600 words)

	from jesus to christ: a portrait of jesus' world: dead sea scrolls: the war scroll
		(Although the name Kittim is often used in the scrolls as a reference to the Romans, its basic sense seems to have been "archetypical bad guys.") The Kittim of Asshur come in alliance with the biblical enemies Edom, Moab, Ammon, and Philistia.
		Sons of Light shall be undertaken against the forces of the Sons of Darkness, the army of Belial: the troops of Edom, Moab, the sons of Ammon, the [Amalekitesl, Philistia, and the troops of the Kittim of Asshur.
		On the day when the Kittim fall there shall be a battle and horrible carnage before the God of Israel, for it is a day appointed by Him from ancient times as a battle of annihilation for the Sons of Darkness.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/religion/portrait/scrolltranslation.html (1229 words)

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		Kittim is a Biblical name from ancient times that is often linked to Cyprus.
		In the genealogy in the Book of Genesis, Chapter 10, Kittim is listed as a son of Javan, the son of Japheth, making him Noah's great-grandson.
		In the War of the Sons of Light Against the Sons of Darkness from the Dead Sea Scrolls, the Kittim are referred to as being "of Asshur".
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	Re: pNahum: Kittim in the first column
		More Kittims were happily restored in every available lacuna in the rest of the column, on the assumption that the column was talking about Kittim.
		First, there is no sign in the rest of 4QpNah that the Kittim are a topic of interest in this text, (apart from one passing mention at 3-4 i 1); therefore in the absence of evidence it should not be assumed that the Kittim are a topic here.
		Unlike "Kittim", the GWYM are a central focus of interest in the rest of the text.
	orion.mscc.huji.ac.il /orion/archives/1996b/msg00494.html (906 words)

	The War Scroll
		The first battle finds the adversaries led by the Kittim of Assyria, (although the name Kittim is often used in the scrolls as reference to the Romans, its basic sense seems to have been archetypal bad guys.) The Kittim of Asshur come in alliance with the biblical enemies Edom, Moab, Ammon, and Philistia.
		As the sound goes forth, the infantry shall begin to bring down the slain of the Kittim, and all the people shall cease the signal, but the priests shall continue blowing on the trumpets of the slain and the battle shall prevail against the Kittim.
		The infantry shall attack the army of the Kittim, and as the sound of the signal goes forth, they shall begin to bring down their slain.
	www.meta-religion.com /World_Religions/Christianity/Other_Books/Dead_Sea_Scrolls/the_war_scroll.htm (7718 words)

	DOCTRINES OF THE DEAD SEA SCROLLS
		The Kittim is used in the DSS as a reference to Gentile armies and to Romans.
		On the day when the Kittim fall, there shall be battle and terrible carnage before the God of Israel, for that shall be the day appointed from ancient times for the battle of destruction of the sons of darkness.
		The dominion of the Kittim shall come to an end and iniquity shall be vanquished, leaving no remnant; [for the sons] of darkness there shall be no escape.
	faculty.bbc.edu /ggromacki/deadseascrolls/eschatology.htm (4167 words)

	KITTIM - Holman Bible Dictionary on StudyLight.org
		Kittim is used in intertestamental writings as denoting all of the land west of Cyprus.
		The writer of Daniel understood it to be a part of the Roman Empire (Daniel 11:30) used to threaten Antiochus Epipanes.
		The Dead Sea Scrolls contain several references to Kittim, the most notable being the defeat of her people (Romans) at the hands of God's people.
	www.studylight.org /dic/hbd/view.cgi?number=T3693 (198 words)

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		On the day when the Kittim fall there shall be a battle and horrible carnage before the God of i¡Israel, for it is a day appointed by Him from ancient times as a battle of annihilation for the Sons of Darkness.
		As the sound goes forth, the infantry shall begin to bring down the slain of the Kittim, and all 9the people shall cease the signal, [but the priest]s shall continue blowing on the trumpets of the slain and the battle shall prevail against the Kittim.
		The infantry shall attack the army ~40f the Kittim, [and as the soun]d [of the si]gnal [goes forth], they shall begin to bring down their slain.
	www.zyworld.com /answersquestions/Qumran/warscroll.htm (8858 words)

	1 Chronicles 1:7 The sons of Javan were Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim and Rodanim.
		And the sons of Javan: Elishah and Tarshish, Kittim and Rodanim.
		And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
		And the sons of Javan; Elisha, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
	bible.cc /1_chronicles/1-7.htm (219 words)

	whendss
		In the center of this debate is the word KITTIM mentioned frquently throughout the texts.
		The word "kittim" appears partially in the lacuna at the very bottom of the fragment.
		Were the scrolls cached during the "kittim" oppression of the Seleucids, the "kittim" conquest under Pompey, or the "kittim" conquest of the 1st Jewish War?
	www.historian.net /whendss.htm (507 words)

	Kittim Behind Me, Satan
		Kittim plays an important role in the end times by stopping the advance of the anti-Christ (i.e.
		End-time Kittim may therefore be viewed as all of Europe, essentially, and in fact some authorities have viewed the term in just that way.
		In that book, Macedonia is called the "land of Kittim." This is very interesting because the book of Maccabees was written after Antiochus IV, at which time other Jews identified Kittim as the Romans, precisely because Antiochus was opposed by the Romans.
	www.tribwatch.com /kittim.htm (5506 words)

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		Further establishing the apostolic nature of Lazarus' appointment was the story that the bishop's pallium was presented to Lazarus by the Virgin Mary, who had woven it herself.
		Such apostolic connections were central to the claims to autocephaly made by the bishops of Kittim—subject to the patriarch of Jerusalem—during the period 325–413.
		The church of Kittim was declared (or confirmed) self-governing in 413.
	www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Lazarus (1447 words)

	The War Scroll 1QM, 4Q49l-496
		The first lines of the scroll (1QM 1:1-7) lay the framework for a three-stage conflict between the Sons of Light, that is, members of the Yahad (see 1Q' 3:13) and the Sons of Darkness.
		(Although the name Kittim is often used in the scrolls as reference to the Romans, its basic sense seems to have been Òarchetypical bac guys.") The Kittim of Asshur come in alliance with the biblical enemies Edom, Moab, Ammon, and Philistia.
		10 Col. 2 7[ ]8 in the Kitti[m.
	www.fortunecity.com /tinpan/drumandbass/315/dsea/033.htm (9492 words)

	B461 -- Apocalyptic Literature: Qumran
		The first attack of the Sons of Light shall be undertaken against the forces of the Sons of Darkness, the army of Belial: the troops of Edom, Moab, the sons of Ammon, the [Amalekites], Philistia, and the troops of the Kittim of Asshur.
		In his time he shall go forth with great wrath to do battle against the kings of the north, and in his anger he shall set out to destroy and eliminate the strength of I[srael.
		Then the]re shall be a time of salvation for the People of God, and a time of dominion for all the men of His forces, and eternal annihilation for all the forces of Belial.
	www.theology.edu /apoc7.htm (1134 words)

	Num 24:24
		The question is more complicated, since the indications from the bible are neither perfectly concludent, nor precise, nor in any way to be said to pertain to the same period and same situation.
		Kittim experienced many interpretations during the late antique, as designating anything from from Cyprus and Greek till Rome.
		This is the Elisha running a couple of names before Kittim.
	lists.ibiblio.org /pipermail/b-hebrew/2002-September/014106.html (918 words)

	Religion in Macedonia throughout the Ages
		The word Kittim is a term that originally meant the people of the town of Kyttion or Citius, Cyprus and then the meaning expanded to include all Cypriots and finally it incorporated all the Greeks.
		The descendants of Javan were Elishah (Aeolians), Tarshish (Tarsians), the Kittim (Cypriots) and the Dodanim (Dodecanesians).
		Thus, the people called Kittim were children of Yavan and since Alexander left "from the land of the Kittim," he therefore left from the land of the Greeks.
	www.helleniccomserve.com /religioninmacedonia.html (10886 words)

	Cyprus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		To the early Hellenes, it was the birthplace of Aphrodite - to ancient Semitic peoples it was the land of Kittim.
		The island as a whole is mountainous and fairly rugged, and the ecosystem is fragile - there are, for example, no running rivers, although dry channels provide torrential runoff during rainfall.
		Inportant both as a major source of copper, and as a strategic jump-off point to the Near East, the place has seen virtually every conqueror, colonizer, and explorer to have been involved in the Middle East, and it continues to this day to be a source of drama and tension.
	www.hostkingdom.net /Cyprus.html (834 words)

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