Askenaz ( Hebrew אשכנז Ashkenaz ; dr. Greek Ἀσχανὰζ ; lat. Aschenez ) - according to the Bible, the son of Homer [2] , the son of Japheth , the son of Noah ( Genesis 10: 3 ).
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Among the prophet Jeremiah, the “Askenazic kingdom” is mentioned next to Ararat ( Jer. 51:27 ). According to the comment of A.P. Lopukhin , we are talking about the ancestor of the Indo-European people who lived on the southeastern shore of the Black Sea near the western borders of Armenia [3] .
Some biblical historians [ what? ] consider Ashkenaz an ancestor of the Slavic and Germanic peoples. Although, perhaps, we are talking about a simple consonance, which led to a convergence of meanings, for medieval Jews under Ashkenaz began to understand Germany , why the German-speaking Jews of Europe began to be called Ashkenazi .
Identities
The Polish historian Jan Dlugos considered Askenaz an ancestor of the Sarmatians or Poles.
Isaac Asimov in his book “In the Beginning” makes the assumption that, perhaps, Askenaz is also related to the Scythians , on the grounds that this name is consonant with the word “Ashguz” [4] . In Ukraine, there are toponyms consonant with the word Askenaz - Askania-Nova , but the origin of this toponym is associated with the name of the family estate of the German princely family Askaniev [5] .
Josephus names the descendants of Askenaz - Astana residents, while he notes that the Greeks contemporary to him called them Regis.
Notes
- ↑ 3 // Genesis
- ↑ Homer, in the Bible // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.
- ↑ Old Testament / Genesis / Chapter 10
- ↑ Chapter 10
- ↑ M.T. Yanko. Toponymic dictionary-dictionary of Ukrainian RSR, K., “Radyanska Shkola”, 1973, st. sixteen
Links
- Genealogies of peoples
- Ashkenaz - article from the Electronic Jewish Encyclopedia
- Ashkenazy - article from the Electronic Jewish Encyclopedia