Person Old Testament
Meshech
Also known as Meshech =ESV, KJV; Meshek =NIV
Meshech, a son of Japheth and grandson of Noah, is mentioned in the Table of Nations. Mentioned in 2 verses across 2 books, first at Genesis 10:2.
Why it matters. Son of Japheth and grandson of Noah.
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Meshech
Meshech was one of the sons of Japheth and a grandson of Noah, mentioned in the Table of Nations (Gen.10.2; 1Ch.1.5). The Table of Nations is a genealogical record of the descendants of Noah's three sons—Shem, Ham, and Japheth—and their dispersal after the Tower of Babel. Meshech is listed among the sons of Japheth, along with his brothers Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, and Tiras. These sons and their descendants are generally associated with the peoples of the northern and western regions, including Asia Minor and Europe.
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
- Japheth
Appears in Scripture
Named in 2 verses across 2 books. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.