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Gether

גֶּ֫תֶר · ge.ter · H1666“the vale of trial or searching” Hitchcock's 18692 mentions in 2 books, most in Genesis (1)

Who he was

Gether is mentioned in Genesis 10:23 and 1 Chronicles 1:17 as one of the sons of Aram, who was a son of Shem. Shem was one of the three sons of Noah, and his descendants are listed in the Table of Nations (Genesis 10), which provides a genealogical record of the repopulation of the Earth after the Great Flood. Gether is listed alongside his brothers Uz, Hul, and Mash (or Meshech in 1 Chronicles). The Table of Nations is organized according to the descendants of Noah's three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth. The descendants of Shem, known as Semites, are believed to have settled in the Middle East, and Aram's descendants, including Gether, are traditionally associated with the regions of Syria and Mesopotamia. However, no further details are provided about Gether's life, his specific descendants, or the territory they inhabited. The mention of Gether in the Table of Nations serves to emphasize the common ancestry of the various nations and people groups that emerged after the Flood.

Article: STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0

Family

FatherAramSiblingsUz, Hul, Mash
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Every mention

2 references, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)

Genesis 1 mention

1 Chronicles 1 mention

What the dictionary says

(fear), the third in order of the sons of Aram.

Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
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