‏ Genesis 10:3

3The sons of Gomer were ▼
▼sn The descendants of Gomer were all northern tribes of the Upper Euphrates.
Ashkenaz, ▼
▼sn Ashkenaz was the ancestor of a northern branch of Indo-Germanic tribes, possibly Scythians. For discussion see E. M. Yamauchi, Foes from the Northern Frontier (SBA), 63.
Riphath, ▼
▼sn The descendants of Riphath lived in a district north of the road from Haran to Carchemish.
and Togarmah. ▼
▼sn Togarmah is also mentioned in Ezek 38:6, where it refers to Til-garimmu, the capital of Kammanu, which bordered Tabal in eastern Turkey. See E. M. Yamauchi, Foes from the Northern Frontier (SBA), 26, n. 28.
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