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meshech

meshech


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Easton's  1897  Bible  Dictionary  [easton]: 
 
  Meshech 
  drawing  out  the  sixth  son  of  Japheth  (Gen.  10:2),  the  founder 
  of  a  tribe  (1  Chr.  1:5;  Ezek.  27:13;  38:2,3).  They  were  in  all 
  probability  the  Moschi  a  people  inhabiting  the  Moschian 
  Mountains,  between  the  Black  and  the  Caspian  Seas.  In  Ps  120:5 
  the  name  occurs  as  simply  a  synonym  for  foreigners  or 
  barbarians.  "During  the  ascendency  of  the  Babylonians  and 
  Persians  in  Western  Asia,  the  Moschi  were  subdued;  but  it  seems 
  probable  that  a  large  number  of  them  crossed  the  Caucasus  range 
  and  spread  over  the  northern  steppes,  mingling  with  the 
  Scythians.  There  they  became  known  as  Muscovs,  and  gave  that 
  name  to  the  Russian  nation  and  its  ancient  capital  by  which  they 
  are  still  generally  known  throughout  the  East" 
 
 
  From  Hitchcock's  Bible  Names  Dictionary  (late  1800's)  [hitchcock]: 
 
  Meshech,  who  is  drawn  by  force