Person Old Testament
Ashkenaz
Also known as Ashkenaz =ESV, NIV, KJV; Ashchenaz =KJV
Ashkenaz was a grandson of Japheth and son of Gomer, mentioned in the Table of Nations (Gen.10.3; 1Ch.1.6). Mentioned in 2 verses across 2 books, first at Genesis 10:3.
Why it matters. Grandson of Japheth, son of Gomer
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Ashkenaz
Ashkenaz is mentioned in the genealogies of Genesis 10 and 1Chronicles 1, known as the Table of Nations. He was a son of Gomer and grandson of Japheth, one of the three sons of Noah. The Table of Nations records the spreading out of Noah's descendants after the flood, indicating the origins of various people groups. Ashkenaz and his brothers, Riphath and Togarmah, are associated with the peoples who settled in the region of Asia Minor and the Black Sea. Some scholars have connected the name Ashkenaz with the Scythians, a nomadic people who lived in the area north of the Black Sea.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Family
Family links from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0). Where the dataset marks an identification as uncertain, the mark is kept. Matthew and Luke give different genealogies for Jesus; see the Lineage page, which never merges them.
- Parents
- Gomer
Appears in Scripture
Named in 2 verses across 2 books. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.