Genesis 10:3

And the sons of Gomer; Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.

Genesis 10:3 stands within the most ancient and most comprehensive history in human possession. That history came fresh from the fountain of eternal truth, and its purity has been preserved through the ages by a divine hand. It has been kept pure by divine care across time rather than corrupted in transmission.

It sheds light upon the far-distant past where human research seeks in vain to penetrate. Where unaided investigation cannot reach, it illuminates what would otherwise remain obscure. It forms part of the only authentic account of the origin of nations. It likewise belongs to the only history of the human race unsullied by human pride or prejudice.