The seven sons of Japheth settled in the region of Anatolia (the western plateau lands of Turkey) and spoke Indo-European languages.
Gomer was the ancestor of the Cimmerians, who lived north of the Black Sea.
Magog probably was the ancestor of those who settled in Lydia (see Ezekiel 38:2).
The descendants of Madai became the Medes of northwest Iran (see 2 Kings 17:6; Jeremiah 51:11; Daniel 5:28).
The descendants of Javan were the Ionian Greeks.
The descendants of Tubal and Meshech were sometimes allies in battle (Ezekiel 38:2). They probably came from Anatolia's coastal regions (see Ezekiel 27:13).
The descendants of Tiras possibly became the Thracians living near the Aegean Sea.