Old Testament
Gomer
Gomer refers to a Japhethite nation in the Table of Nations and the unfaithful wife of the prophet Hosea.
The name Gomer identifies two distinct entities in Scripture. In Genesis 10 and Ezekiel 38, Gomer represents a son of Japheth and his descendants, a people group associated with northern regions. In the book of Hosea, Gomer is the daughter of Diblaim who marries the prophet, serving as a living illustration of Israel's spiritual adultery against God.
In the text
- Verses
- 6
- Books
- 4
- First appears
- Genesis 10:2
- Last appears
- Hosea 1:3
Where Gomer appears
6 verses · 4 chaptersIn the same books
- Bilhah11 versesRachel's handmaid who became a concubine to Jacob and the mother of his sons Dan and Naphtali.
- Ham11 versesOne of Noah's three sons who survived the Flood and became the ancestor of various nations.
- Japheth11 versesOne of Noah's three sons who survived the Flood and became a patriarch of the nations.
- Anah10 versesA Horite leader and son of Zibeon whose daughter Oholibamah became a wife of Esau.
- Bethuel10 versesThe son of Nahor and Milcah, father of Rebekah and Laban, and nephew of Abraham.
- Put2 versesA son of Ham and progenitor of a North African people group often associated with ancient Libya.
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