spread along the borders of the Euxine Sea, from the Bosphorus of Thrace to Armenia.

1. There is a bay on the coast of the Euxine Sea, which was formerly called the Askanian, or Ascanian Bay, also a lake which empties into the Propontis, called the Ascanian Lake.

2. There was an ancient city, not far from the Bosphorus of Thrace, called Askania, or Ascania.

3. Kings, and great men, in these parts, took the name of Ascanius. Homer speaks of a king, by the name of Ascanius, who came to the aid of Priam, at the siege of Troy. Iliad B. II.

4. Ashkenaz is spoken of as being near to Minni, which was a province, or kingdom in Armenia"Call together against her," that is Babylon, “the kingdoms of Ararat, and Minni, and Ashkenaz"Jer. li. 27. The land of Ashkenaz must have extended a considerable distance to the east, on the Euxine Sea.

It is very likely, that the district allotted to the Boundaries. family of Ashkenaz, was bounded on the east, by Armenia-on the south, by the land of Togarmah, and the land of Riphath-on the west, by the Bosphorus of Thrace--and on the north, by the Euxine Sea.

Riphath.

LAND

Ог RIPHATH.

Location.

Boundaries.

The descendants of Riphath, may be considered as settling south of the family of Ashkenaz, and in the western part of the allotment of Gomer, for the following reasons.

1. It appears probable, from what has been noticed of the descendants of Ashkenaz, that they extended from the Bosphorus of Thrace, along the Euxine Sea, until they became neighbours to the inhabitants of Armenia. And it will be seen that the family of Togarmah settled in the eastern part of the land of Gomer. The plantation of the family of Riphath must, then, have had the location that is here given to it.

2. Josephus speaks of a people, inhabiting some portion of the plantation of Gomer, that were called Riphateans, from Riphat. He thinks the Paphlagonians were so called originally-Antiq. B. I. ch. 7. It is easy to suppose that Paphlagonia embraced a part of the plantation, that is here allotted to the family of Riphath.

The land of Riphath was, probably, bounded on the east, by the land of Togarmah-on the south, by the land of Javan-on the west, by the land of Madai, and the land of Tiras-and on the north, by the land of Ashkenaz.

LAND Ог TOGARMAH.

Togarmah

This allotment joined that of Riphath, on the Location. east, and extended to Armenia, or Syria, including

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the country that was, afterwards, called Cappadocia.
The Scriptures, seem, clearly, to settle this.
kiel speaks of "Gomer, and all his bands, the house
of Togarmah, of the north quarters, and all his
bands"-and also, of the house of Togarmah trading
with Tyre, in its fairs, with horses, and horsemen,
and mules-see Ezek. xxxviii. 6. xxvii. 14. To-
garmah, then, lay north from Judea, and was noted
for horses, and mules, and horsemen. All that the
prophet here declares concerning Togarmah, is true
with respect to Cappadocia. It lay north from
Judea and that it was well stocked with an ex-
cellent breed of horses, and mules-and that its
inhabitants were expert horsemen-many ancient
writers fully establish.

The land of Togarmah was bounded on the east, by Armenia and Syria-on the south, by the land. of Javan-on the west, by the land of Riphathand on the north, by the land of Ashkenaz.

Boundaries

EMIGRANTS FROM GOMER.

Emigrants from the plantation of Gomer, may be Emigrante, traced from the shores of the Euxine Sea, to the British

Isles.

First emi

gration.

Herodotus speaks of a people, who originally dwelt in Phrygia, in Lesser Asia, called Cimmerii, that settled on the Mæotic lake, north of the Euxine Sea, and gave the name of Bosphorus Cimmerius to the strait, between the Euxine Sea, and that lake. Phrygia, as has been seen, was, probably, the Greek name of Gomer-And, it is thought, that there is an affinity between the names -Cimmeri, Cimeri, and Gomeri, Gomerites, &c.

Second.

Third.

From the northern shores of the Euxine Sea, it is reasonable to suppose, that the Cimmerii spread westward, along the banks of the Danube. Germany is considered as receiving its name from Gomer. The ancient inhabitants of that country, called themselves Germen, which varies but little from Gomeren, Gomerites, or Gomeræans. Diodorus Siculus says, that the Germans had their origin from the Cimmerii.

From Germany this people spread into Gaul-Appian says, that the Gauls were the same as the Cimbri. The Cimbri of Appian, were the same as the Cimmeri of Diodorus.

Fourth.

From Gaul, some emigrated to Britain. The Welch, the oldest inhabitants of the island, call themselves Cymro, and Kumeri, which, obviously, bear an affinity to Cimeri, and Cimbri.

SECTION IV.

LAND OF JAVAN.

The plantation of Javan, the son of Japheth, lay in the southern part of Lesser Asia, and extended from the Ægæan Sea, along the Mediterranean, to the allotment of the families of Shem. This appears probable, from two considerations.

1. A portion of this district was called by the Greeks, Ionia, which might easily have been formed from Javan. The Seventy, and Josephus, wrote Javan IOOUAN.

2. Monuments, of the plantations of his sons, are scattered throughout the whole of this region.

Javan.

Location.

The land of Javan was bounded on the east, by Boundaries. the allotment of Shem-on the south, by the Mediterranean Sea-on the west, by the Egæan Seaand on the north, by the land of Madai, and the land of Gomer.

This district may be divided according to the sons Division. of Javan, Gen. x. 4; and the divisions may be thus designated