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Gog and Magog
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Ezekiel's prophecy is apparently built on Jeremiah's sermons against a foe from the north (Jeremiah 4-6 ). Ezekiel's historical reference may have been Gyges, king of Lydia, who asked Ashurbanipal, king of Assyria, for help in 676 B.C. but then joined an Egyptian-led rebellion against Assyria about 665 B.C. His name became a symbol for the powerful, feared king of the north. Magog is apparently a Hebrew construction meaning, “place of Gog.” 2. A descendant of the tribe of Reuben (1 Chronicles 5:6 ).
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Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Gog and Magog'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hbd/​g/gog-and-magog.html. 1991.
Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Gog and Magog'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hbd/​g/gog-and-magog.html. 1991.