Togarmah
Son of Gomer and ancestor of northern peoples
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Togarmah was the son of Gomer and grandson of Japheth, one of Noah's sons. He is mentioned in Genesis as an ancestor of nations in the northern part of the known world, traditionally associated with Armenia and the Caucasus region. In prophetic texts in Ezekiel, Beth-Togarmah is mentioned as a trading partner with Tyre and as an ally of Gog.
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Mentioned in the table of nations
Togarmah is mentioned as the son of Gomer and grandson of Japheth in the table of nations that describes the origins of the peoples after the flood.
Repeated in First Chronicles
The lineage of Togarma is repeated in the genealogies of the books of Chronicles as part of Japheth's descendants.
Beth-Togarmah as a trading partner with Tyre
In Ezekiel's prophecy against Tyre, Beth-Togarmah (the house of Togarma) is mentioned as a trading partner that supplied horses, warhorses, and mules to the markets of Tyre.
Beth-Togarmah as an ally of Gog
In the prophecy about Gog from Magog, Beth-Togarmah from the far north with all its armies is mentioned as one of the allies who will march against Israel in the last days.
Part of Japheth's lineage
As part of Japheth's descendants, Togarma represents the peoples that spread northward and westward from Mesopotamia after the confusion at Babel.