Topic
Gomer
6 passages cited, from 3 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Genesis 10:2Easton · Smith · Nave 1. Son of Japheth
The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.
- Genesis 10:3Easton · Smith · Nave 1. Son of Japheth
And the sons of Gomer; Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.
- Hosea 1:3Smith · Nave 3. Wife (concubine?) of Hosea
So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; which conceived, and bare him a son.
- 1 Chronicles 1:5Nave 1. Son of Japheth
¶ The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.
- 1 Chronicles 1:6Nave 1. Son of Japheth
And the sons of Gomer; Ashchenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.
- Ezekiel 38:6Nave 2. A people descended from Gomer
Gomer, and all his bands; the house of Togarmah of the north quarters, and all his bands: and many people with thee.
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 2 references
Complete; vanishing. (1.) The daughter of Diblaim, who (probably in vision only) became the wife of Hosea (1:3).
(2.) The eldest son of Japheth, and father of Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah (Gen. 10:2, 3), whose descendants formed the principal branch of the population of South-eastern Europe. He is generally regarded as the ancestor of the Celtae and the Cimmerii, who in early times settled to the north of the Black Sea, and gave their name to the Crimea, the ancient Chersonesus Taurica. Traces of their presence are found in the names Cimmerian Bosphorus, Cimmerian Isthmus, etc. In the seventh century B.C. they were driven out of their original seat by the Scythians, and overran western Asia Minor, whence they were afterwards expelled. They subsequently reappear in the times of the Romans as the Cimbri of the north and west of Europe, whence they crossed to the British Isles, where their descendants are still found in the Gaels and Cymry. Thus the whole Celtic race may be regarded as descended from Gomer.
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 3 references
- The eldest son of Japheth, (Genesis 10:2,3) the progenitor of the early Cimmerians, of the later Cimbri and the other branches of the Celtic family, and of the modern Gael and Cymri.
- The wife of Hosea. (Hosea 1:3)
In the topical indexes
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.