Bible Dictionary
Riphath
Riphath was the second son of Gomer and a descendant of Japheth. He is traditionally associated with peoples living near the Black Sea, though his exact descendants are uncertain.
Definition
Riphath was a son of Gomer and a descendant of Japheth. He is traditionally associated with peoples or regions near the Black Sea, though the identity of his descendants is uncertain.
Biblical Usage
Riphath appears in the genealogical table of nations as one of Gomer’s sons and therefore among the descendants of Japheth.
Historical Background
Josephus identified the Ripheans with the Paphlagonians, whose country lay on the Black Sea near the river Rhebas. Another proposed association connects the name with the Rhipaean or Carpathian mountains.
Scripture References
Related Figures
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
A crusher, Gomer’s second son (Gen. 10:3), supposed to have been the ancestor of the Paphlagonians.
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(spoken), the second son of Gomer. (Genesis 10:3) The name may be identified with the Rhipaean mountains, i.e. the Carpathian range in the northeast of Dacia.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>ri'-fath (riphath): A son of Gomer, the eldest son of Japhet (Ge 10:3; 1Ch 1:6, where Massoretic Text and the Revised Version (British and American) read DIPHATH (which see)). Josephus (Ant., I, vi, 1) identifies the Ripheans with the Paphlagonians, through whose country on the Black Sea ran the river "Rhebas" (Pliny, NH, vi.4).</p>