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Genesis 10:2
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Genesis 10:2
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2 The sons of Japheth[a] were Gomer,[b] Magog,[c] Madai,[d] Javan,[e] Tubal,[f] Meshech,[g] and Tiras.[h]
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- Genesis 10:2 sn The Greek form of the name Japheth, Iapetos, is used in Greek tradition for the ancestor of the Greeks.
- Genesis 10:2 sn Gomer was the ancestor of the Cimmerians. For a discussion of the Cimmerians see E. M. Yamauchi, Foes from the Northern Frontier (SBA), 49-61.
- Genesis 10:2 sn For a discussion of various proposals concerning the descendants of Magog see E. M. Yamauchi, Foes from the Northern Frontier (SBA), 22-24.
- Genesis 10:2 sn Madai was the ancestor of the Medes, who lived east of Assyria.
- Genesis 10:2 sn Javan was the father of the Hellenic race, the Ionians who lived in western Asia Minor.
- Genesis 10:2 sn Tubal was the ancestor of militaristic tribes that lived north of the Black Sea. For a discussion of ancient references to Tubal see E. M. Yamauchi, Foes from the Northern Frontier (SBA), 24-26.
- Genesis 10:2 sn Meshech was the ancestor of the people known in Assyrian records as the Musku. For a discussion of ancient references to them see E. M. Yamauchi, Foes from the Northern Frontier (SBA), 24-26.
- Genesis 10:2 sn Tiras was the ancestor of the Thracians, some of whom possibly became the Pelasgian pirates of the Aegean.
1 Chronicles 1:5
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1 Chronicles 1:5
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Japheth’s Descendants
5 The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
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Ezekiel 38:2
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Ezekiel 38:2
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2 “Son of man, turn toward[a] Gog,[b] of the land of Magog,[c] the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal.[d] Prophesy against him
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- Ezekiel 38:2 tn Heb “set your face against.”
- Ezekiel 38:2 sn This may refer to a Lydian king in western Asia Minor in the seventh century b.c. Apart from Ezek 38-39, the only other biblical reference to this king/nation is in Rev 20:8. For a study of the names appearing in this verse, see E. Yamauchi, Foes From the Northern Frontier, 19-27.
- Ezekiel 38:2 sn One of the sons of Japheth according to Gen 10:2 and 1 Chr 1:5.
- Ezekiel 38:2 tn Heb “the prince, the chief of Meshech and Tubal.” Some translate “the prince of Rosh, Meshech and Tubal,” but it is more likely that the Hebrew noun in question is a common noun in apposition to “prince,” rather than a proper name. See D. I. Block, Ezekiel (NICOT), 2:434-35. As Block demonstrates, attempts by some popular writers to identify these proper names with later geographical sites in Russia are anachronistic. See as well E. Yamauchi, Foes From the Northern Frontier, 19-27. sn Meshech and Tubal were two nations in Cappadocia of Asia Minor. They were also sons of Japheth (Gen 10:2; 1 Chr 1:5).
Ezekiel 39:6
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Ezekiel 39:6
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6 I will send fire on Magog and those who live securely in the coastlands; then they will know that I am the Lord.
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Revelation 20:8
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Revelation 20:8
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8 and will go out to deceive[a] the nations at the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog,[b] to bring them together for the battle. They are as numerous as the grains of sand in the sea.[c]
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- Revelation 20:8 tn Or “mislead.”
- Revelation 20:8 sn The battle with Gog and Magog is described in the OT in Ezek 38:1-39:20.
- Revelation 20:8 tn Grk “of whom the number of them [is] like the sand of the sea” (an allusion to Isa 10:22).
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