Topic
Scythian
2 passages cited, from 2 classic reference works.
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The verses
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- Colossians 3:11Easton · Smith
Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all.
- Genesis 9:27Easton
God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 2 references
The Scythians consisted of “all the pastoral tribes who dwelt to the north of the Black Sea and the Caspian, and were scattered far away toward the east. Of this vast country but little was anciently known. Its modern representative is Russia, which, to a great extent, includes the same territories.” They were the descendants of Japheth (Gen. 9:27). It appears that in apostolic times there were some of this people that embraced Christianity (Col. 3:11).
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 1 references
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.