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ISBE:TABLE OF NATIONS">TABLE OF NATIONS. It occurs also in Jer 51:27 (the King James Version "Ashchenaz") in connection with the kingdoms of Ararat and Minni, which suggests a location about Armenia.
Where is Ashkenaz in the Bible?
Ashkenaz in the Bible refers to a kingdom located in the region of Armenia, in what is now eastern Turkey and the Caucasus area. It appears primarily in the book of Jeremiah, where the prophet calls Ashkenaz to join other kingdoms, including Ararat and Minni, in rising up against Babylon. According to Jeremiah 51:27, these northern kingdoms are summoned as instruments of God's judgment against the Babylonian empire. Ashkenaz is also mentioned in the Table of Nations in Genesis as a descendant of Japheth, reflecting its place in the ancient world's geographical and genealogical understanding.
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Ashkenaz
ISBE 1915 (Public Domain)ISBE:TABLE OF NATIONS">TABLE OF NATIONS. It occurs also in Jer 51:27 (the King James Version "Ashchenaz") in connection with the kingdoms of Ararat and Minni, which suggests a location about Armenia.
(1) Jos 15:33, a site in the lowlands of Judah, probably near Estaol and Zorah. The small ruin Aslin between those two places may retain an echo