1 Chronicles 1:6 Meaning and Explanation
“And the sons of Gomer; Ashchenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.”
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What Does 1 Chronicles 1:6 Mean?
The line of Japheth is followed one generation deeper through Gomer, whose three sons, Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah, fathered peoples of the far north. The writer fills in the branches carefully, showing how the nations multiplied from a single ancestor after the flood.
Even these distant names are held in the memory of Scripture, a reminder that no people lies outside God's knowledge or reach. The God who tracked the scattering of the nations was already preparing the day when they would be gathered back to Him. What looks like mere geography is the quiet groundwork of grace.
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What does 1 Chronicles 1:6 mean?
The sons of Gomer are named: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.