A nation on the southern end of the Balkan Peninsula.
About Greece
The biblical references to Greece and the Greek people are often unclear. In the Old Testament, some passages refer to Greece or the Greeks as "Javan" or "the sons of Javan." Javan was the fourth son of Japheth, who appears in the "table of nations" in Genesis 10. Just as the name Israel comes from Jacob, the name Javan is used for his descendants.
The Bible’s descriptions of Javan and his sons show that they lived in the land of Greece and were the Greeks (1 Chronicles 1:5, 7; Isaiah 66:19; Ezekiel 27:13). The book of Daniel even describes the empire of Alexander the Great, which confirms that Javan means Greece. When Jewish scholars translated the Hebrew Bible into Greek (the Septuagint), they often replaced the name Javan with the word for "Greek." This happens in passages such as Daniel 8:21; 10:20; 11:2; Zechariah 9:13; and Joel 3:6.
Key References
After traveling through that area and speaking many words of encouragement, he arrived in Greece,
The shaggy goat represents the king of Greece, and the large horn between his eyes is the first king.
All Scripture References (10)
Isaiah (1)
I will establish a sign among them, and I will send survivors from among them to the nations—to Tarshish, Put, and the archers of Lud; to Tubal, Javan, and the islands far away who have not heard of My fame or seen My glory. So they will proclaim My glory among the nations.
Ezekiel (1)
Javan, Tubal, and Meshech were your merchants. They exchanged slaves and bronze utensils for your merchandise.
Daniel (3)
The shaggy goat represents the king of Greece, and the large horn between his eyes is the first king.
“Do you know why I have come to you?” he said. “I must return at once to fight against the prince of Persia, and when I have gone forth, behold, the prince of Greece will come.
Now then, I will tell you the truth: Three more kings will arise in Persia, and then a fourth, who will be far richer than all the others. By the power of his wealth, he will stir up everyone against the kingdom of Greece.
Zechariah (1)
For I will bend Judah as My bow and fit it with Ephraim. I will rouse your sons, O Zion, against the sons of Greece. I will make you like the sword of a mighty man.
Acts (4)
In those days when the disciples were increasing in number, the Grecian Jews among them began to grumble against the Hebraic Jews because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food.
He talked and debated with the Grecian Jews, but they tried to kill him.
But some of them, men from Cyprus and Cyrene, went to Antioch and began speaking to the Greeks as well, proclaiming the good news about the Lord Jesus.
After traveling through that area and speaking many words of encouragement, he arrived in Greece,