Bible Strands
Genesis 10:3
The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The verse functions as a genealogical entry within a narrative record tracing the descendants of Noah’s sons, directly continuing the enumeration of Japheth’s offspring from Genesis 10:2.
The words — The Hebrew phrase בְּנֵי (benei) translates literally to “sons of,” while גֹּמֶר (Gomer) identifies the specific patriarch whose lineage is being listed.
The thread — The name Togarmah reappears in Ezekiel 27:14 as a commercial partner supplying horses, war horses, and mules. Jeremiah 51:27 later references the broader category of nations and kingdoms summoned in prophetic judgment.
Why it lands — The text establishes a structured ethnographic record that maps named individuals to specific ancestral lines, requiring the reader to track familial and territorial origins without adding narrative embellishment.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And the sons of Gomer; Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.
Cross-references
- Jeremiah 51:27 “Raise a banner in the land! Blow the ram’s horn among the nations! Prepare the nations against her. Summon the kingdoms against her—Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz. Appoint a captain against her; bring up horses like swarming locusts.
- Ezekiel 27:14 The men of Beth-togarmah exchanged horses, war horses, and mules for your wares.