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Riphath ( Hebrew : ריפת) was Gomer 's second son according to the Table of Nations in the Hebrew Bible (Gen. 10:3, 1 Chronicles 1:6).1 The name appears in some copies of 1 Chronicles as " Diphath ", due to the similarities of the characters resh and dalet in the Hebrew and Aramaic alphabets. He was supposed by Flavius Josephus to have been the ancestor of the "Riphatheans, now called Paphlagonians ". Hippolytus of Rome made him the ancestor of the " Sauromatians " (as distinct from the " Sarmatians ", whom he called descendants of Riphath's elder brother, Ashkenaz ). Riphath has often been connected with the Riphean Mountains of classical Greek geography, in whose foothills the Arimaspi (also called Arimphaei or Riphaeans ) were said to live. These were usually identified with the Ural Mountains in authors such as Pliny the Elder . August Wilhelm Knobel proposed that Riphath begat the Celtic peoples , who according to Plutarch had crossed from the Riphaean Mountains while en route to Northern Europe. Some versions of the Middle Irish work Lebor Gabála Érenn give as an alternate name "Riphath Scot" son of Gomer, in place of Fenius Farsa , as a Scythian ancestor of the Goidels .2
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Riphath (ree-fath)- a crusher, Gomer 's second son (Gen. 10:3, 1 Chronicles 1:6), supposed by Josephus to have been the ancestor of the Paphlagonians . Pliny calls Riphath Riphaci and mentions a group of mountains named after him, the Riphæan range. Melo calls him Riphaces, and Solinus: Piphlataci. Some Irish traditions say Riphath is the ancestor of the Celts .It is also thought that Riphath may have lived among his brother. Last name would be Redpath, Ridpath or Reidpath. Alternate spelling: Diphath (In Hebrew, D's and R's are often confused with each other because of orthographic similarity) v t e
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Riphath ( Hebrew : ריפת) was great-grandson of Noah , grandson of Japeth , son of Gomer (Japeth's eldest), younger brother of Ashkenaz , and older brother of Togarmah according to the Table of Nations in the Hebrew Bible ( Genesis 10:3 , 1 Chronicles 1:6 ). The name appears in some copies of 1 Chronicles as " Diphath ", due to the similarities of the characters resh and dalet in the Hebrew and Aramaic alphabets.
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Biblical figure Riphath ( Hebrew : ריפת) was great-grandson of Noah , grandson of Japheth , son of Gomer (Japheth's eldest), younger brother of Ashkenaz , and older brother of Togarmah according to the Table of Nations in the Hebrew Bible ( Genesis 10:3 , 1 Chronicles 1:6 ). The name appears in some copies of 1 Chronicles as " Diphath ", due to the similarities of the characters resh and dalet in the Hebrew and Aramaic alphabets.
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