Gomer (1)
gō“mẽr (גּמר, gōmer): Given in Gen_10:2
f; 1Ch_1:5 f as a son of Japheth. The
name evidently designates the people called Gimirrā by the Assyrians,
Kimmerians by the Greeks. They were a barbaric horde of Aryans who in the 7th
century bc left their abode in what is now Southern Russia and poured. through
the Caucasus into Western Asia, causing serious trouble to the Assyrians and
other nations. One division moved eastward toward Media, another westward,
where they conquered Cappadocia and made it their special abode. They fought
also in other parts of Asia Minor, conquering some portions. The Armenian name
for Cappadocia, Gamir, has come from this people. In Eze_38:6 Gomer is mentioned as one of the northern nations.
Source:
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia