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ash´kē̇ -naz ( אשׁכּנז , 'ashkenaz ): The name occurs in Genesis 10:3; 1 Ch 16, in the list of the sons of Japheth as a son of Gomer. See TABLE OF NATIONS . It occurs also in Jeremiah 51:27 (the King James Version "Ashchenaz") in connection with the kingdoms of Ararat and Minni, which suggests a location about Armenia.

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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Ashkenaz'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​isb/​a/ashkenaz.html. 1915.
 
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