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Meshech is a region in the Bible, its middle about 924 km (574 miles) north of Jerusalem. The King James Version names it in 6 verses, from Psalms 120:5 to Ezekiel 39:1.
Drawing out, the sixth son of Japheth (Gen. 10:2), the founder of a tribe (1 Chr. 1:5; Ezek. 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 Ps. 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”
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).
Meshech is a region its middle about 924 km (574 miles) north of Jerusalem. BibleLectio shows it on a painted map of the Bible’s world, with every verse that names it.
The King James Version names Meshech in 6 verses, in 2 books, from Psalms 120:5 to Ezekiel 39:1.