Meshech: Drawing out, The sixth son of Japheth
(Genesis 10:2) The founder of a
tribe
(1 Chronicles 1:5; Ezekiel 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
(Psalms 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"
