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(assh' chih naz) ASHKENAZ Personal and national name given two spellings in KJV but spelled Ashkenaz in modern translations. A son of Gomer (Genesis 10:3 ) and original ancestor of people called kingdom of Ashkenaz (Jeremiah 51:27 ). Usually identified with Scythians. See Scythians .

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Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Ashchenaz'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/a/ashchenaz.html. 1991.

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Ashchenaz