Ashkenaz, son of Gomer
The name Ashkenaz means “a fire that spreads.” Ashkenaz is mentioned in 3 verses of the Bible, first in Genesis 10:3. Also called Ashchenaz.
Family of Ashkenaz
Who was Ashkenaz?
One of the three sons of Gomer (Gen. 10:3), and founder of one of the tribes of the Japhetic race. They are mentioned in connection with Minni and Ararat, and hence their original seat must have been in Armenia (Jer. 51:27), probably near the Black Sea, which, from their founder, was first called Axenus, and afterwards the Euxine.
Biography adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain, linked via Theographic Bible Metadata.
Key verses about Ashkenaz
- Genesis 10:3
And the sons of Gomer; Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.
- 1 Chronicles 1:6
And the sons of Gomer; Ashchenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.
- Jeremiah 51:27
Set ye up a standard in the land, blow the trumpet among the nations, prepare the nations against her, call together against her the kingdoms of Ararat, Minni, and Ashchenaz; appoint a captain against her; cause the horses to come up as the rough caterpillers.