Genesis 10:3 Commentary: Radak

וּבְנֵ֖י גֹּ֑מֶר אַשְׁכֲּנַ֥ז וְרִיפַ֖ת וְתֹגַרְמָֽה׃

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

Radak on Genesis

ובני גמר אשכנז, people say that this refers to the people living in Germany.
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Radak on Genesis

וריפה according to Rabbeinu Saadyah gaon these are the Gauls living in France; in Chronicles I 1,6 they are called דיפת.
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