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From: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary

 Meshech
    drawing out, the sixth son of Japheth (Gen. 10:2), the founder
    of a tribe (1 Chr. 1:5; Ezek. 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 Ps. 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"

From: Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's)

 Meshech, who is drawn by force