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Gomer (Hebrew: גֹּמֶר Gōmer; Greek: Γαμὲρ, romanized: Gamér) was the eldest son of Japheth (and of the Japhetic line), and father of Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah, according to the "Table of Nations" in the Hebrew Bible (Genesis 10).
Gomer (Hebrew: גומר, romanized: Gōmer) was the wife of the prophet Hosea (8th century BC), mentioned in the Hebrew Bible's Book of Hosea . English translations of Hosea 1:2 refer to her alternatively as a " promiscuous woman " ( NIV ), a " harlot " ( NASB ), and a " whore " ( KJV ) but Hosea is told to marry her according to Divine ...
Gomer was the son of Japheth in the Hebrew Bible, and the wife of Hosea (two different Gomers). People with the given name or surname include: Gomer Berry, 1st Viscount Kemsley (1883–1968), Welsh colliery owner and newspaper publisher
Ashkenaz is the first son of Gomer, and a Japhetic patriarch in the Table of Nations. In rabbinic literature , the descendants of Ashkenaz were first associated with the Scythian cultures , then later with the Slavic territories , [ 1 ] and, from the 11th century onwards, with Germany and northern Europe, or the Indo-European people , in a ...
Gomer or GOMER – Antiquated slang for a stupid person, from the character Gomer Pyle; or as a backronym for "Get Out of My Emergency Room" used by corpsmen to refer to malingerers who faked illness to avoid duties. Good Cookie – Good Conduct Medal. Good to Go – Expression denoting that difficulties will be overcome; ready; well done or ...
In the NIV translation, the omitting of the word "him" leads to speculation as to whether Lo-Ruhamah was the daughter of Hosea or one of Gomer's lovers. James Mays, however, says that the failure to mention Hosea's paternity is "hardly an implication" of Gomer's adultery. [16] Fourth, a son is born to Gomer.
The meaning of the name Gog remains uncertain, ... (Ethiopia) and Put (Libya) to the south; Gomer is the Cimmerians, a nomadic people north of the Black Sea, ...
Gomer Pyle is a fictional character played by Jim Nabors and introduced in the middle of the third ... usually meaning "stupid person" or "fool," especially if a ...