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Gomer
American Tract Society Bible Dictionary
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1. Genesis 10:2,3; 1 Chronicles 1:5; Ezekiel 38:6 , a son of Japheth, and father of Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah. He is believed to have settled the northern shores of the Black Sea, and given name to the ancient Cimmerians and to the Crimea. About 700 B. C. a part of his posterity diffused themselves in Asia Minor. Traces of his name and parentage are also found in the Cymbri, Umbri, and Cambri of historians, in Kumero and Kumeraeg, the names of the Welsh people and language, and among various nations of Europe.
2. A harlot whom the prophet Hosea appears to have married in prophetic vision, as directed by God, that the Jews might be led to reflect on the guilt of their spiritual uncleanness or idolatry, Hosea 1:1-11 .
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These files are public domain and are a derivative of the topics are from American Tract Society Bible Dictionary published in 1859.
These files are public domain and are a derivative of the topics are from American Tract Society Bible Dictionary published in 1859.
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Rand, W. W. Entry for 'Gomer'. American Tract Society Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ats/g/gomer.html. 1859.
Rand, W. W. Entry for 'Gomer'. American Tract Society Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ats/g/gomer.html. 1859.
