Matthew Poole Commentary - Genesis 10:2 - 10:2

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Matthew Poole Commentary - Genesis 10:2 - 10:2


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Japheth’s portion was at first Asia the Less, and afterwards by degrees all Europe, and the northern parts of Asia. This is he so much celebrated among the Greeks by the name of Japetus.



Gomer’s posterity are reckoned among the northern people, Eze_38:6, and were seated in the northern parts of the Lesser Asia, and afterwards about Thracia; and from him were called Gomari, and by an easy change Cimbri, or Cimmerii.



Magog was the father of the Scythians, as may be gathered from Eze_38:2-3, Eze_38:15, Eze_39:3, Eze_39:6.



The posterity of



Madai, wheresoever they were first placed, in Macedonia or elsewhere, afterward were fixed in Media, and were called Medes, and in the Hebrew by the name of their father Madai, as appears from 2Ki_17:6 Isa_13:17 Jer_25:25, Jer_51:11, Dan_5:28, Dan_6:8.



From



Javan came the Grecians, who are called by themselves Iaones, or Iones, and in the Hebrew Jevanim, and their country Greece, Javan. See Isa_66:19 Eze_27:13, Eze_27:19, Dan_8:21, Dan_10:20.



Of



Tubal came the Iberi, anciently called Thobeli, a people of Asia, near the Euxine Sea. See Eze_27:3, Eze_32:26, Eze_38:2-3.



Meshech was father of the Moschi, i.e. the Muscovites, or rather, as others think, the Cappadocians, who were anciently called Meschini, and Moschi, and their chief city Maraca.



And



Tiras was father of the Thracians; amongst whom is a river and haven called Athyras, and who worshipped their god Mars under the name of Thuras.