International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Ashkenaz

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Ashkenaz


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ash´kē̇-naz (אשׁכּנז, 'ashkenaz): The name occurs in ; 1 Ch 16, in the list of the sons of Japheth as a son of Gomer. See TABLE OF NATIONS. It occurs also in (the King James Version “Ashchenaz”) in connection with the kingdoms of Ararat and Minni, which suggests a location about Armenia.