And the sons of Gomer; Ashchenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.
6. Ashchenaz ] R.V. Ashkenaz, as in Gen 10:3. In Jer 51:27 “the kingdoms of Ararat, Minni and Ashkenaz” are to be summoned against Babylon. Ararat being Armenia, and Minni (= Mannai of the Assyrian monuments) being a neighbour of Armenia, Ashkenaz also is probably a neighbour of Armenia and to be sought on the N. or E. of Cappadocia, the seat of its “father” Gomer.
Riphath ] so LXX. and Vulg. R.V. Diphath, following the Heb. text which however has a note added that another reading is “Riphath.” The letters D and R are easily confused in Hebrew. Nothing certain is known of either Riphath or Diphath.
Togarmah ] In Eze 27:14 Togarmah is mentioned (after “Javan, Tubal, and Meshech,” Eze 27:13) as trading with Tyre in horses, war-horses and mules, and in Eze 38:6 mention is made of “the house of Togarmah in the uttermost parts of the north, and all his hordes” in connexion with “Gomer and all his hordes.” The geographical position of Togarmah is unknown, but it must have been a neighbour of Gomer, Tubal and Meshech.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Verse 6. To this verse the Targum adds, “And the names of their countries were Asia, and Persia, and Barbary.”
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
Riphath, or Diphath; for those two Hebrew letters which answer to our D and R, being very like, are oft confounded and exchanged, as 1Ch 1:7,41,46,50.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
[See comments on 1Ch 1:5]
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
Riphath. Some codices; with four early printed editions, Syriac and Vulgate, read “Riphath”, others “Diphath”, owing to Hebrew (“D”)and (“R”).
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
Ashchenaz: Gen 10:3, Ashkenaz
Riphath: or Diphath, as it is in some copies
Reciprocal: Jer 51:27 – Ashchenaz Eze 27:14 – Togarmah Eze 38:6 – Togarmah