Topic
Riphath
2 passages cited, from 4 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Genesis 10:3Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave A son of Gomer
And the sons of Gomer; Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.
- 1 Chronicles 1:6ISBE · Nave A son of Gomer
And the sons of Gomer; Ashchenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 1 references
A crusher, Gomer’s second son (Gen. 10:3), supposed to have been the ancestor of the Paphlagonians.
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 1 references
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 2 references
ri'-fath (riphath): A son of Gomer, the eldest son of Japhet (Ge 10:3; 1Ch 1:6, where Massoretic Text and the Revised Version (British and American) read DIPHATH (which see)). Josephus (Ant., I, vi, 1) identifies the Ripheans with the Paphlagonians, through whose country on the Black Sea ran the river "Rhebas" (Pliny, NH, vi.4).
In the topical indexes
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); 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.