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Gomer
The 1901 Jewish Encyclopedia
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- Eldest son of Japheth, and father of Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah (Genesis 10:2,3; 1 Chronicles 1:5,6). In Yoma 10a and Yer. Meg. 1:9 "Gomer" is explained to be the same as
which stands either for 
("Cimmerii") or for 
("Germany"). In Gen. R. "Gomer" is Africa, and "Magog" is Germany (comp. Lenormant, "Origines," 2:332). Gomer, standing for the whole family, is mentioned in Ezekiel 38:6 as the ally of Gog, the chief of the land of Magog. - Daughter of Diblaim, and wife of the prophet Hosea (Hosea 1:3).
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Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Gomer'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tje/g/gomer.html. 1901.
Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Gomer'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tje/g/gomer.html. 1901.
