Tower of Babel: The Cultural History of Our Ancestors by Bodie Hodge

Author:Bodie Hodge
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Anthropology, Religion, Old Testament, Christian Theology, Biblical Studies
ISBN: 9781614583189
Publisher: Master Books
Published: 2013-02-01T00:00:00+00:00

Map of Ashkenaz and his descendants

Brief Discussion of the Map of Ashkenaz

Ashkenaz is the medieval Hebrew name for Germany. Many Jews who lived in Germany called themselves the Ashkenazi Jews. The name “Germany” is actually the name given to them by the Romans and encompasses most groups in Europe, including many groups that did not come from Ashkenaz. In other words, some Scythians (Slavs), some Gauls and Celts, and others were seen as Old Germans to the Romans and other groups. It was more of a generic term.

In fact, it is like this somewhat with the name Scythians, too, as research has afforded. Scythians were primarily the stock of Magog, but this term took on more of a generic meaning to include many other groups in antiquity — even some Germans (of Ashkenaz) were sometimes denoted as Scythians! Both lived near each other early on, so it is understandable how the terms could get misapplied and expanded. When discussing this, I am going to try to speak of Germany today or German descent through Ashkenaz or Scythians as the descendants of Magog. This has made research quite tedious, because these names are used often and one has to discern whether it is a generic use or a pointed use.

Early 18th-century historian James Anderson points out that Ashkenaz originally settled at Tanias on the west coast of the Black Sea, which was originally called the Euxine Sea.67 Euxine was actually a variation of the name Ashkenaz (Asken or further variant Euxine). Even the old Persian name for it was Akhshaena Sea, as can be found in some etymology dictionaries.68 His original location was very close to where the Scythians of Magog inhabited above the Black Sea (perhaps even some intermixing).

Ashkenaz came into Europe with his 20 dukes (sons) at the time. He had others after this, like Mannus, who became king to succeed Ashkenaz in a unified German kingdom. He founded the German and Sarmatian people groups. Among his 20 sons were Sarmata, who gave rise to Sarmatia; Dacus or Danus, who gave rise to the Danes; Geta, who gave rise to the Getae or Geats; Gotha, who gave rise to the Goths; Phrygus (or Brigus), who gave rise to the Phrygians; Albanus, who gave rise to the Albanians; and many others.69

Scytha gave rise to the original Scythian people, and Anderson points out that some thought Scytha was the brother of Ashkenaz. However, Josephus points out that the Scythians were formerly called “Magogites.”70 And variations of Scythians (e.g., one group of Norse through Suevi, Scoti [Scots], and others) are of Magog descent by their own history. So Josephus was likely correct and Scytha was the son of Magog, not a later son of Gomer. It makes sense that many would think Ashkenaz and Scythia were brothers; they lived fairly close originally and many Germans migrated out of the area later known as Scythia (north of the Black Sea).

Surely there was some mixing. In the north of Europe, the Germans actually mixed with some of Magog, in particular the Suevi in Scandinavia (Suevus, the son of Magog).

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