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ible:Ezek.38.2">Eze 38:2; 39:6). Josephus identifies the Magogites with the Scythians (Ant., I, vi, 1).
Where is Magog in the Bible?
Magog appears in biblical prophecy as a nation or people associated with the figure Gog, primarily mentioned in the books of Ezekiel and Revelation. In Ezekiel 38-39, Magog is prophesied to join forces with Gog in a future attack against Israel, representing a major end-times conflict. The exact geographical location remains debated among scholars, though some ancient sources like Josephus identified the Magogites with the Scythians of Central Asia, while others have suggested connections to regions like Lydia in Asia Minor. In the book of Revelation, Gog and Magog take on symbolic significance as representatives of all heathen nations opposed to God and the Messiah in the final age. Throughout Jewish and Christian apocalyptic tradition, these names have come to represent the ultimate enemies of God's people in eschatological prophecy.
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Magog
ISBE 1915 (Public Domain)ible:Ezek.38.2">Eze 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 (Re 20:8), and in this sense these names frequently recur in Jewish apocalyptic literature.
John A. Lees
ma'-gor-mis'-a-bib (maghor miccabhibh, "terror on every side"): A name given by Jeremiah to Pashhur ben Immer, the governor of the temple, who had caused the prophet to be beaten and set in the stocks (<ref osi