mā ́gog (מגוג, māghōgh; Μαγώγ, Magṓg): Named among the sons of Japheth (Genesis 10:2; 1 Chronicles 1:5). Ezekiel uses the word as equivalent to “land of Gog” (Ezekiel 38:2; 39:6). Josephus identifies the Magogites with the Scythians (Ant., I, vi, 1). From a resemblance between the names Gog and Gyges (Gugu), king of Lydia, some have suggested that Magog is Lydia; others, however, urge that Magog is probably only a variant of Gog (Sayce in HDB). In the Apocalypse of John, Gog and Magog represent all the heathen opponents of Messiah (Revelation 20:8), and in this sense these names frequently recur in Jewish apocalyptic literature.
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Author: International Std. Bible Encyclopedia
Keywords: Magog, Gog, Gogue, Land of Magog, Gog and Magog
Bible reference(s): Genesis 10:2, 1 Chronicles 1:5, 1 Chronicles 5:4, Ezekiel 38:2, Ezekiel 38:3, Ezekiel 38:14, Ezekiel 38:16, Ezekiel 38:18, Ezekiel 39:1, Ezekiel 39:6, Ezekiel 39:11, Revelation 20:8
Source: James Orr (editor), The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, 5 volume set.
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