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Easton's Bible Dictionary
complete; vanishing.
(1) The daughter of Diblaim, who (probably in vision only) became the wife of
Hosea (
Hosea 1:3 ).
(2) The eldest son of Japheth, and father of Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah (
Genesis
10:2 , 10:3
), whose descendants formed the principal branch of the population of South-eastern
Europe. He is generally regarded as the ancestor of the Celtae and the Cimmerii,
who in early times settled to the north of the Black Sea, and gave their name
to the Crimea, the ancient Chersonesus Taurica. Traces of their presence are found
in the names Cimmerian Bosphorus, Cimmerian Isthmus, etc. In the seventh century
B.C. they were driven out of their original seat by the Scythians, and overran
western Asia Minor, whence they were afterwards expelled. They subsequently reappear
in the times of the Romans as the Cimbri of the north and west of Europe, whence
they crossed to the British Isles, where their descendants are still found in
the Gaels and Cymry. Thus the whole Celtic race may be regarded as descended from
Gomer.
Hitchcock's Dictionary of Bible Names
to finish; complete
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(perfect)
(1) The eldest son of Japheth, ( Genesis
10:2 , 10:3
) the progenitor of the early Cimmerians, of the later Cimbri and the other branches
of the Celtic family, and of the modern Gael and Cymri.
(2) The wife of Hosea. ( Hosea
1:3 )
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
(1) go'-mer (gomer):
Given in Genesis
10:2 ; 1
Chronicles 1:5 f as a son of Japheth. The name evidently designates the people
called Gimirra by the Assyrians, Kimmerians by the Greeks. They were a barbaric
horde of Aryans who in the 7th century BC left their abode in what is now Southern
Russia and poured. through the Caucasus into Western Asia, causing serious trouble
to the Assyrians and other nations. One division moved eastward toward Media,
another westward, where they conquered Cappadocia and made it their special abode.
They fought also in other parts of Asia Minor, conquering some portions. The Armenian
name for Cappadocia, Gamir, has come from this people. In Ezekiel
38:6 Gomer is mentioned as one of the northern nations.
George Ricker Berry
(2) go'-mer (gomer; Gamer):
Wife of Hosea. Hosea married Gomer according to Divine appointment, and this was
the beginning of God's word to him (Hosea
1:3 ; 3:1
- 4).
She was to be a wife of whoredom and they were to have children of whoredom. This
need not mean that at the time of marriage she was thus depraved, but she had
the evil taint in her blood, had inherited immoral instincts. These soon manifested
themselves, and the unfaithful, depraved wife of the prophet went deeper into
sin. She seems to have left him and become the slave of her paramour (Hosea
3:1). Hosea is now commanded by Yahweh to buy her back, paying the price of
the ordinary slave. The prophet keeps her in confinement and without a husband
for some time. This experience of the prophet was typical of Israel's unfaithfulness,
of Israel's exile, and of God bringing her back after the punishment of the exile.
See HOSEA
J. J. Reeve.
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