Genesis 10:5
מֵ אֵלֶּה נִפְרְדוּ אִיֵּי הַ גֹּויִם בְּ אַרְצֹתָם אִישׁ לִ לְשֹׁנֹו לְ מִשְׁפְּחֹתָם בְּ גֹויֵהֶם
From these the isles365 of the Nations [Backside]366 have been separated in their earths, a man to his tongue, to their families, in their nations [backs].
| 365 | The Hebrew אִי (Strong’s #339) means coastland, isle, or island. Christianity has been divided up constantly over the last two thousand years:
The idea is a country or nation (or even continent) whose borders are coastlines and so contrasts with countries that are adjacent other countries or nations. It comes from the root avah meaning desire, covet. |
