Dictionaries :: Meshech

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Meshech:

drawing out, the sixth son of Japheth (Gen 10:2), the founder of a tribe (1Ch 1:5; Eze 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 Psa 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"

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Meshech:

who is drawn by force

Nave's Topical Bible

Meshech: 1. Called also Mesech

Son of Japheth,

Gen 10:2; 1Ch 1:5.

Meshech: 2. Son of Shem

1Ch 1:17

Meshech: 3. A Tribe

Psa 120:5

Meshech: 4. The Moschi

Eze 27:13; 32:26; 38:2, 3