Togarmah
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- Person.name
- Togarmahתֹּגַרְמָה
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- Thargamos and his sons.jpg
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- Thargamos and his sons.The order of the figures from left to right is: Movakan, Bardos, Kartlos, Hayk, Thargamos, Lekos, Heros, Caucas, Egros. An opening folio of the Georgian Chronicles (Vakhtang VI redaction), 1700s.
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- Biblical attestations and historical geography
- Later traditions
- Armenian and Georgian traditions
- Jewish traditions
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thumb|340px|Red: Son of Japhet, Yellow: Son of Ham. Blue: Son of Shem
Togarmah (, , ) is a figure in the Generations of Noah in the Book of Genesis that represents the peoples known to the Hebrews. Togarmah is among the descendants of Japheth and is thought to represent some people located in Anatolia. Medieval sources claimed that Togarmah was the legendary ancestor of several ethnic groups in the Caucasus, including Armenians and Georgians.
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