Ashkenaz

Ashkenaz Scripture - Genesis 10:3

And the sons of Gomer; Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah....

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Ashkenaz in Wikipedia

In the Bible, Ashkenaz is Gomer's first son, brother of Riphath and Togarmah (Gen. 10:3, 1 Chronicles 1:6), thereby a Japhetic descendant of Noah. A kingdom of Ashkenaz is called together with Ararat and Minni against Babylon (Jer. 51:27). There is a theory that biblical Askhenaz (אשכנז) arose from Ashkūz (אשכוז) (= the Scythians) by an old mi...

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Ashkenaz in Easton's Bible Dictionary

one of the three sons of Gomer (Gen. 10:3), and founder of one of the tribes of the Japhetic race. They are mentioned in connection with Minni and Ararat, and hence their original seat must have been in Armenia (Jer. 51:27), probably near the Black Sea, which, from their founder, was first called Axenus, and afterwards the Euxine....

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Ashkenaz in Fausset's Bible Dictionary

One of the three sons of Gomer, Japhet's son, i.e. of the Gomerian branch of the Japhetic division of the human race. Mentioned by Jeremiah (Jeremiah 51:27) in connection with Ararat and Minni, so that their locality then must have been the Armenan highland. (See ARARAT.) Their accompanying Cyrus to the siege of Babylon (588 B.C.) is there for...

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Ashkenaz in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

ash'-ke-naz ('ashkenaz): The name occurs in Gen 10:3; 1 Ch 16, in the list of the sons of Japheth as a son of Gomer. See TABLE OF NATIONS. It occurs also in Jer 51:27 (the King James Version "Ashchenaz") in connection with the kingdoms of Ararat and Minni, which suggests a location about Armenia....

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Ashkenaz in Naves Topical Bible

Also called ASHCHENAZ -Son of Gomer Ge 10:3; 1Ch 1:6 -Descendants of Jer 51:27...

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Ashkenaz in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(spreading fire), one of the three sons of Gomer, son of Japhet. Ge 10:3 We may probably recognize the tribe of Ashkenaz on the northern shore of Asia Minor in the name of Lake Ascanius, and in Europe in the name Scandia, Scandinavia. Knobel considers that Ashkenaz is to be identified with the German race....

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