1 Chronicles 1:6

Study note

Setting — The narrator records the descendants of Gomer, a son of Japheth, immediately following the enumeration of Japheth’s other sons in the preceding verse. This genealogical entry functions as a structural marker within a broader ancestral record.

The words — The Hebrew phrase וּבְנֵי גֹמֶר (u./ve.Nei Go.mer) literally translates to "and/ [the] sons of Gomer." The text then names three individuals: Ashkenaz (אַשְׁכַּנַז), Diphath (דִּפַת), and Togarmah (תוֹגַרְמָה).

The thread — This identical genealogical list appears in Genesis 10:3 as part of the Table of Nations. The same pattern of naming a patriarch and his sons recurs throughout the opening chapters of 1 Chronicles.

Why it lands — The verse requires the reader to accept Gomer’s lineage as a factual component of a larger historical record. It establishes ancestral connections without commentary, leaving identification to subsequent biblical or historical context.

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