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Meshech
Biblical figure, son of Japheth (Genesis 10) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the Hebrew captive of Babylon originally named Mishael, see Meshach.
In the Bible, Meshech or Mosoch (Hebrew: מֶשֶׁך Mešeḵ "price" or "precious") is named as a son of Japheth in Genesis 10:2 and 1 Chronicles 1:5.
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Another Meshech is named as a son of Shem in 1 Chronicles 1:17 (corresponding to the form Mash in Genesis 10).