Gomer (bible)

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• Gomer — (גֹּמֶר, Standard Hebrew Gómer, Tiberian Hebrew Gōmer, IPA2| go mer ) is the eldest son of Japheth, and father of Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah mentioned in the Book of Genesis of the Hebrew Bible. ( Genesis x. 2, 3; I Chronicles i. 5, 6).The… …   Wikipedia

• Gomer (disambiguation) — Gomer may refer to:*Gomer, the name of the eldest son of Japheth and of the unfaithful wife of Hosea in the Bible *Gomer, Armenia *Gomer, Pyrénées Atlantiques, France *Gomer, Ohio, United States *Gomer Pyle, a character on The Andy Griffith Show… …   Wikipedia

• Cush (Bible) — Cush (also Kush, Biblical כוש Kûš) was the eldest son of Ham, brother of Mizraim (Egypt), Canaan and the father of Nimrod, and Raamah, mentioned in the Table of Nations in the Genesis 10:6 and I Chronicles 1:8. He is traditionally considered the… …   Wikipedia

• Magog (Bible) — Magog, Hebrew מגוג, Greek Μαγωγ, [ ma gog ], is the second of the seven sons of Japheth mentioned in the Table of Nations in Genesis 10. It may represent Hebrew for from Gog , though this is far from certain. Magog is often associated with… …   Wikipedia

• Sons of Noah — This T and O map, which abstracts that society s known world to a cross inscribed within an orb, remakes geography in the service of Christian iconography and identifies the three known continents as populated by descendants of Shem (Sem), Ham… …   Wikipedia

• Japhetic — is a term that refers to the supposed descendants of Japheth, one of the three sons of Noah in the Bible. It corresponds to Semitic (descendants of Shem) and Hamitic (descendants of Ham). Variations of the term include Japhetite and Japhethitic.… …   Wikipedia

• biblical literature — Introduction       four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha.       The Old… …   Universalium

• Gog and Magog — A Persian miniature, Dhul Qarnayn with the help of jinn, building the Iron Wall to keep the barbarian Gog and Magog from civilised peoples. (16th century Persian miniature) …   Wikipedia

• War of Ezekiel 38–39 — In the Tanakh or Old Testament, the Hebrew Prophet Ezekiel in the Book of Ezekiel chapters speaks of a specific invasion carried out by a coalition of nations against the Land of Israel. This invasion will be led by an individual referred to as… …   Wikipedia

• Book of Hosea — The Book of Hosea is one of the books of the Hebrew Bible and of the Christian Old Testament. It stands first in order among what are known as the twelve Minor Prophets. Author Hosea prophesied during a dark and melancholy era of Israel s history …   Wikipedia