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/ash"keuh naz'/, n.1. a son of Gomer and grandson of Japheth. Gen 10:1-3; I Chron. 1:6.2. an ancient kingdom in eastern Armenia.
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ASHKENAZ — (Heb. אַשְׁכְּנָז), a people and a country bordering on Armenia and the upper Euphrates; listed in Genesis 10:3 and I Chronicles 1:6 among the descendants of gomer . The name Ashkenaz also occurs once in Jeremiah 51:27 in a passage calling upon… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
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Ashkenaz (disambiguation) — Ashkenaz may refer to:* Ashkenaz, Gomer s first son in the Bible * Ashkenaz, Noah s grandson in the Bible * A member of the Ashkenazi Jews, a branch of European Jews * Ancient Jewish reference to Germany … Wikipedia
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Ashkenaz — /ash keuh naz /, n. 1. a son of Gomer and grandson of Japheth. Gen 10:1 3; I Chron. 1:6. 2. an ancient kingdom in eastern Armenia … Useful english dictionary
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