George Leo Haydock
Catholic
1774–1849
“Japheth, or Joppe, now Jaffa. (Serarius) — Greek, “he cut in pieces all who opposed him; and he came to the borders of Japheth, which are on the south, over-against Arabia.””
The interpretation timeline
Jdt 2:15
How this passage has been read — the sources, oldest to newest.
From the early Church Fathers to now.
Jdt 2:15 · Douay-Rheims
“And he took the borders thereof from Cilicia to the coasts of Japheth, which are towards the south.”
Post-Reformation
c. 1650 – 1900
1849
A.D.
Modern · 1953 →
The in-app commentary runs from the Fathers to the early-modern record, then stops — that's where the public-domain sources end, not where the reading does. For the modern reading, follow the sources directly.