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Togarmah

Anatolia (Armenia/eastern Turkey) · Old Testament · 4 verses

Togarmah was a people and region of Anatolia descended from Gomer in the table of nations. It is often located in the area of Armenia. The name appears in Genesis, 1 Chronicles, Ezekiel in the King James text.

About Togarmah

Togarmah was a people and region of Anatolia descended from Gomer in the table of nations. It is often located in the area of Armenia.

Its place in the story

Genesis lists Togarmah among the descendants of Japheth. Ezekiel names the house of Togarmah as traders who supplied horses and mules to Tyre, and as one of the northern peoples in his prophecy. It represents the distant northern nations in the biblical world.

Togarmah in Scripture (KJV)

“And the sons of Gomer; Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.”
“And the sons of Gomer; Ashchenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.”
“They of the house of Togarmah traded in thy fairs with horses and horsemen and mules.”
“Gomer, and all his bands; the house of Togarmah of the north quarters, and all his bands: and many people with thee.”

Where it leads

Togarmah stands among the far nations that the prophets envisioned being drawn into God's purposes, a scope fulfilled when the gospel goes to all peoples through Christ.

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Where is Togarmah in the Bible?

Togarmah was a people and region of Anatolia descended from Gomer in the table of nations. It is often located in the area of Armenia. The name appears in Genesis, 1 Chronicles, Ezekiel in the King James text.

What happened at Togarmah?

Genesis lists Togarmah among the descendants of Japheth. Ezekiel names the house of Togarmah as traders who supplied horses and mules to Tyre, and as one of the northern peoples in his prophecy. It represents the distant northern nations in the biblical world.

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