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

1 CHRONICLES 1:6KJV
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1 Chronicles 1:6 (KJV)

What does 1 Chronicles 1:6 mean?

1 Chronicles 1:6 lists the sons of Gomer as Ashchenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah. This verse is part of a genealogy that traces the descendants of Noah’s son Japheth, showing the family lines that spread out after the flood.

The book of 1 Chronicles opens with genealogies, and here the writer is recording the family of Gomer, who is a descendant of Japheth. The names Ashchenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah represent ancient peoples or tribes known to Israel’s neighbors. The verse is not telling a story but simply preserving a record of ancestry, which was important for understanding the origins of different nations in the ancient world.

Where else these words appear

“Riphath” Hebrew H7384 · used in 2 verses

  • Genesis 10:3 And the sons of Gomer; Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.

“Ashchenaz” Hebrew H813 · used in 3 verses

  • Genesis 10:3 And the sons of Gomer; Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.
  • Jeremiah 51:27 Set ye up a standard in the land, blow the trumpet among the nations, prepare the nations against her, call together against her the kingdoms of Ararat, Minni, and Ashchenaz; appoint a captain against her; cause the horses to come up as the rough caterpillers.

“Togarmah” Hebrew H8425 · used in 4 verses

  • Genesis 10:3 And the sons of Gomer; Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.
  • Ezekiel 27:14 They of the house of Togarmah traded in thy fairs with horses and horsemen and mules.
  • Ezekiel 38:6 Gomer, and all his bands; the house of Togarmah of the north quarters, and all his bands: and many people with thee.

“Gomer” Hebrew H1586 · used in 6 verses

  • Genesis 10:2 The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.
  • Genesis 10:3 And the sons of Gomer; Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.
  • Ezekiel 38:6 Gomer, and all his bands; the house of Togarmah of the north quarters, and all his bands: and many people with thee.