One in Messiah Congregation

Ezekiel יְחֶזְקֵאל 38 is about the countries that are presently involved in the Middle-East crisis today - 2006.

Countries, lands to watch

Ezek.38[1 ] And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,[ 2] Son of man, set thy face against Gog, the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal גּוֹג אֶרֶץ הַמָּגוֹג ־־נְשִׂיא, רֹאשׁ מֶשֶׁךְ וְתֻבָל , and prophesy against him,[3 ] And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal : גּוֹג־־נְשִׂיא, רֹאשׁ מֶשֶׁךְ וְתֻבָל [4] And I will turn thee back, and put hooks into thy jaws, and I will bring thee forth, and all thine army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed with all sorts of armour, even a great company with bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords:[5] Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya פָּרַס כּוּשׁ וּפוּט with them; all of them with shield and helmet: [6] Gomer, גֹּמֶר and all his bands; the house of Togarmah תּוֹגַרְמָה of the north quarters, and all his bands: and many people with thee. [7] Be thou prepared, and prepare for thyself, thou, and all thy company that are assembled unto thee, and be thou a guard unto them.[8 ] After many days thou shalt be visited: in the latter years thou shalt come into the land that is brought back from the sword, and is gathered out of many people, against the mountains of Israel, which have been always waste: but it is brought forth out of the nations, and they shall dwell safely all of them.[9] Thou shalt ascend and come like a storm, thou shalt be like a cloud to cover the land, thou, and all thy bands, and many people with thee.[10 ] Thus saith the Lord GOD; It shall also come to pass, that at the same time shall things come into thy mind, and thou shalt think an evil thought:[11] And thou shalt say, I will go up to the land of unwalled villages; I will go to them that are at rest, that dwell safely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates,[12 ] To take a spoil, and to take a prey; to turn thine hand upon the desolate places that are now inhabited, and upon the people that are gathered out of the nations, which have gotten cattle and goods, that dwell in the midst of the land.[13] Sheba, and Dedan , שְׁבָא וּדְדָן and the merchants of Tarshish , תַרְשִׁישׁ with all the young lions thereof, shall say unto thee, Art thou come to take a spoil? hast thou gathered thy company to take a prey? to carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to take a great spoil?[14 ] Therefore, son of man, prophesy and say unto Gog, Thus saith the Lord GOD; In that day when my people of Israel dwelleth safely, shalt thou not know it?[15] And thou shalt come from thy place out of the north parts, thou, and many people with thee, all of them riding upon horses, a great company, and a mighty army:[ 16] And thou shalt come up against my people of Israel, as a cloud to cover the land; it shall be in the latter days, בְּאַחֲרִית הַיָּמִים תִּהְיֶה and I will bring thee against my land, that the heathen may know me, when I shall be sanctified in thee, O Gog, before their eyes.[17] Thus saith the Lord GOD; Art thou he of whom I have spoken in old time by my servants the prophets of Israel, which prophesied in those days many years that I would bring thee against them?[18] And it shall come to pass at the same time when Gog shall come against the land of Israel, saith the Lord GOD, that my fury shall come up in my face.[ 19] For in my jealousy and in the fire of my wrath have I spoken, Surely in that day there shall be a great shaking in the land of Israel;[20 ] So that the fishes of the sea, and the fowls of the heaven, and the beasts of the field, and all creeping things that creep upon the earth, and all the men that are upon the face of the earth, shall shake at my presence, and the mountains shall be thrown down, and the steep places shall fall, and every wall shall fall to the ground.[21 ] And I will call for a sword against him throughout all my mountains, saith the Lord GOD: every man's sword shall be against his brother.[ 22] And I will plead against him with pestilence and with blood; and I will rain upon him, and upon his bands, and upon the many people that are with him, an overflowing rain, and great hailstones, fire, and brimstone.[23 ] Thus will I magnify myself, and sanctify myself; and I will be known in the eyes of many nations, and they shall know that I am the LORD.

Now some backup scriptures:

Gen.5[1 ] This is the book of the generations of Adam. זֶה סֵפֶר, תּוֹלְדֹת אָדָם In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him;[2] Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.[ 3] And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth:[4] And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years: and he begat sons and daughters:[ 5] And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died.[ 6] And Seth lived an hundred and five years, and begat Enos:[7] And Seth lived after he begat Enos eight hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters:[8] And all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years: and he died.[ 9] And Enos lived ninety years, and begat Cainan:[10] And Enos lived after he begat Cainan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begat sons and daughters:[ 11] And all the days of Enos were nine hundred and five years: and he died.[12 ] And Cainan lived seventy years, and begat Mahalaleel:[ 13] And Cainan lived after he begat Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years, and begat sons and daughters:[ 14] And all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years: and he died.[15 ] And Mahalaleel lived sixty and five years, and begat Jared:[16] And Mahalaleel lived after he begat Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters:[ 17] And all the days of Mahalaleel were eight hundred ninety and five years: and he died.[ 18] And Jared lived an hundred sixty and two years, and he begat Enoch:[19 ] And Jared lived after he begat Enoch eight hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:
[20] And all the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty and two years: and he died.[ 21] And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat Methuselah:[22] And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:[23] And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years:[24 ] And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.[25] And Methuselah lived an hundred eighty and seven years, and begat Lamech:
[26] And Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years, and begat sons and daughters:[ 27] And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years: and he died. [28] And Lamech lived an hundred eighty and two years, and begat a son:[29] And he called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the LORD hath cursed.[30 ] And Lamech lived after he begat Noah five hundred ninety and five years, and begat sons and daughters:[ 31] And all the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy and seven years: and he died.[32] And Noah was five hundred years old: and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

Gen.5[ 32] And Noah was five hundred years old: and Noah begat וַיְהִי־ נֹחַ , בֶּן־חֲמֵשׁ מֵאוֹת שָׁנָה; וַיּוֹלֶד נֹחַ Shem, Ham, and Japheth . אֶת־ שֵׁם אֶת־חָם וְאֶת־ יָפֶת

Ham and Japheth come against Shem

4 from Ham and 5 from Japheth, Noah's sons

Gog גּוֹג

Magog מָּגוֹג

Meshech מֶשֶׁךְ

Tubal תֻבָל

Persia פָּרַס - Iran

Ethiopia כּוּשׁ

Libya פוּט

Gomer גֹּמֶר

Togarmah תּוֹגַרְמָה

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Dan.10[ 14] Now I am come to make thee understand what shall befall thy people in the latter days: for yet the vision is for many days.

[20] Then said he, Knowest thou wherefore I come unto thee? and now will I return to fight with the prince of Persia: and when I am gone forth, lo, the prince of Grecia shall come.
Greece, also of a place in Arabia יָוָן (J) Yavan

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Sheba, and Dedan שְׁבָא וּדְדָן

Gen.10 [[6] And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan. 7] And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtecha: and the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan.

Gen.25[ 1] Then again Abraham took a wife, and her name was Keturah .[2] And she bare him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah.[3 ] And Jokshan begat Sheba, and Dedan . And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim.[ 4] And the sons of Midian; Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah.

Ezek.38[ 13] Sheba, and Dedan, and the merchants of Tarshish, with all the young lions thereof, shall say unto thee, Art thou come to take a spoil? hast thou gathered thy company to take a prey? to carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to take a great spoil?

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Gen.10[1 ] Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth : and unto them were sons born after the flood.
[2] The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.

בְּנֵי יֶפֶת־־ גֹּמֶר וּ מָגוֹג , וּמָדַי וְ יָוָן וְ תֻבָל ; וּמֶשֶׁךְ , וְתִירָס

[3 ] And the sons of Gomer; Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah. [4] And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
[5] By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.[6 ] And the sons of Ham; Cush ( Ethiopia ) , and Mizraim ( Egypt ) , and Phut ( Libya ) , and Canaan.[ 7] And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtecha: and the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan.[8] And Cush begat Nimrod : he began to be a mighty one in the earth.[ 9] He was a mighty hunter before the LORD: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the LORD.
[10] And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel , and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.[11 ] Out of that land went forth Asshur, and builded Nineveh, and the city Rehoboth, and Calah,[ 12] And Resen between Nineveh and Calah: the same is a great city.[13 ] And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim,[14 ] And Pathrusim, and Casluhim, (out of whom came Philistim, פְּלִשְׁתִּים Philistines ) and Caphtorim.
[15] And Canaan begat Sidon his firstborn, and Heth,[16] And the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgasite,[ 17] And the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite,
[18] And the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite: and afterward were the families of the Canaanites spread abroad.[19] And the border of the Canaanites was from Sidon, as thou comest to Gerar, unto Gaza; as thou goest, unto Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboim, even unto Lasha.
[20] These are the sons of Ham, after their families, after their tongues, in their countries, and in their nations. [21] Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber , the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were children born.[22] The children of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram.[23 ] And the children of Aram; Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash.[24] And Arphaxad begat Salah; and Salah begat Eber.[25 ] And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother's name was Joktan.[ 26] And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazar-maveth, and Jerah,[27 ] And Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah,[ 28] And Obal, and Abimael, and Sheba,[ 29] And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these were the sons of Joktan.[30 ] And their dwelling was from Mesha, as thou goest unto Sephar a mount of the east.[31 ] These are the sons of Shem, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after their nations.[32] These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations: and by these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood.

Gen.11[1 ] And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech.[2] And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there.[3] And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them throughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for morter.[ 4] And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.[ 5] And the LORD came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded.[ 6] And the LORD said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do.
[7] Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another's speech. [8] So the LORD scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city.[9] Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the LORD did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the LORD scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth.[10] These are the generations of Shem: Shem was an hundred years old, and begat Arphaxad two years after the flood:[11 ] And Shem lived after he begat Arphaxad five hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.[12 ] And Arphaxad lived five and thirty years, and begat Salah:[ 13] And Arphaxad lived after he begat Salah four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.
[14] And Salah lived thirty years, and begat Eber:[15] And Salah lived after he begat Eber four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.
[16] And Eber lived four and thirty years, and begat Peleg:[17 ] And Eber lived after he begat Peleg four hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters.
[18] And Peleg lived thirty years, and begat Reu:[19] And Peleg lived after he begat Reu two hundred and nine years, and begat sons and daughters.[20] And Reu lived two and thirty years, and begat Serug:[21 ] And Reu lived after he begat Serug two hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters.[22 ] And Serug lived thirty years, and begat Nahor:[ 23] And Serug lived after he begat Nahor two hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.[ 24] And Nahor lived nine and twenty years, and begat Terah:[25] And Nahor lived after he begat Terah an hundred and nineteen years, and begat sons and daughters.[26] And Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran.[ 27] Now these are the generations of Terah: Terah begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begat Lot. [28] And Haran died before his father Terah in the land of his nativity, in Ur of the Chaldees.[29] And Abram and Nahor took them wives: the name of Abram's wife was Sarai; and the name of Nahor's wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah.[30] But Sarai was barren; she had no child.[31 ] And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran his son's son, and Sarai his daughter in law, his son Abram's wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there.[32 ] And the days of Terah were two hundred and five years: and Terah died in Haran.

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Ishmael יִשְׁמָעֵאל

Gen.16 [11] And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael; because the LORD hath heard thy affliction.

[15] And Hagar bare Abram a son: and Abram called his son's name, which Hagar bare, Ishmael. [ 16] And Abram was fourscore and six years old, when Hagar bare Ishm ael to Abram.

Gen.17[ 18] And Abraham said unto God, O that Ishmael might live before thee!

[20] And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.

[23] And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in his house, and all that were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham's house; and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the selfsame day, as God had said unto him.

[25] And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin. [26] In the selfsame day was Abraham circumcised, and Ishm ael his son.

Gen.25[1 ] Then again Abraham אַבְרָהָם took a wife, and her name was Keturah. קְטוּרָה [2] And she bare him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah.[3 ] And Jokshan יָקְשָׁן begat Sheba, and Dedan . שְׁבָא וְאֶת־דְּדָן And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim.[4 ] And the sons of Midian; Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah.[5 ] And Abraham gave all that he had unto Isaac.[ 6] But unto the sons of the concubines, which Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts, and sent them away from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, eastward, unto the east country.[ 7] And these are the days of the years of Abraham's life which he lived, an hundred threescore and fifteen years.[ 8] Then Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full of years; and was gathered to his people.
[9] And his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, which is before Mamre;
[10] The field which Abraham purchased of the sons of Heth: there was Abraham buried, and Sarah his wife.[ 11] And it came to pass after the death of Abraham, that God blessed his son Isaac; and Isaac dwelt by the well Lahai-roi.[12] Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's handmaid, bare unto Abraham: וְאֵלֶּה תֹּלְדֹת יִשְׁמָעֵאל , בֶּן־אַבְרָהָם: אֲשֶׁר יָלְדָה הָגָר הַמִּצְרִית, שִׁפְחַת שָׂרָה־־לְאַבְרָהָם [13 ] And these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael , Nebajoth; and Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam, 14] And Mishma, and Dumah, and Massa,[ 15] Hadar, and Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah:[16] These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their towns, and by their castles; twelve princes according to their nations. [ 17] And these are the years of the life of Ishmael, an hundred and thirty and seven years : and he gave up the ghost and died ; and was gathered unto his people.

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[20] And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padan-aram, the sister to Laban the Syrian.[21 ] And Isaac intreated the LORD for his wife, because she was barren: and the LORD was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.
[22] And the children struggled together within her; and she said, If it be so, why am I thus? And she went to inquire of the LORD.[23] And the LORD said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels; and the one people shall be stronger than the other people; and the elder shall serve the younger. [24] And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb.[ 25] And the first came out red, all over like an hairy garment; and they called his name Esau.[ 26] And after that came his brother out, and his hand took hold on Esau's heel; and his name was called Jacob: and Isaac was threescore years old when she bare them.[27 ] And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents.

Gen.28[ 9] Then went Esau unto Ishmael, and took unto the wives which he had Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael Abraham's son, the sister of Nebajoth, to be his wife.

Gen.36[ 1] Now these are the generations of Esau, who is Edom.[ 2] Esau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan; Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite;[ 3] And Bashemath Ishmael's daughter, sister of Nebajoth.[4] And Adah bare to Esau Eliphaz; and Bashemath bare Reuel;[5 ] And Aholibamah bare Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah: these are the sons of Esau, which were born unto him in the land of Canaan.[ 6] And Esau took his wives, and his sons, and his daughters, and all the persons of his house, and his cattle, and all his beasts, and all his substance, which he had got in the land of Canaan; and went into the country from the face of his brother Jacob.[ 7] For their riches were more than that they might dwell together; and the land wherein they were strangers could not bear them because of their cattle.[8 ] Thus dwelt Esau in mount Seir: Esau is Edom.
[9] And these are the generations of Esau the father of the Edomites in mount Seir:[10 ] These are the names of Esau's sons; Eliphaz the son of Adah the wife of Esau, Reuel the son of Bashemath the wife of Esau.
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Below are just 2 popular thoughts, speculation, where these countries are today. No one knows exactly. Safe to say near these locations. Seems like mostly Islamic nations today.

Gog: is the "prince/ruler of Magog, Rosh, Tubal, Meshech"

Magog: is the "land of Gog". Mountainous region between Cappadocia and Media. Directly north if Israel on the "neck" of what is presently the middle of Turkey.

Rosh: "Rosh" Many scholars assume it refers to Russia.

Meshech: "descendants of Mesech often mentioned in connection with Tubal, Magog, and other northern nations including the Moschi, a people on the borders of Colchis and Armenia." Today, of course, we know Armenia is in that area between the Caspian and Black Seas. Many scholars have associated "Moschi" with current "Moscow" and the Muscovy/Muscovites

Tubal: region in east Asia Minor, which would be like current eastern Turkey.

Persia: the Persian Empire included everything from India, to Egypt, to Thrace (west side of the Black Sea), parts of Europe, Africa, everything around the Black & Caspian Seas, Arabian desert, Persian Gulf.

Ethiopia: I would think, same as today

Libya: see definition for Ethiopia

Gomer: western Turkey, or "Cimmerians and other branches of the Celtic family" - could be Europe,"Germany" and "France" - the Celts ended up in the UK regions.

Togarmah: by Russia ?

Sheba: southern Arabia ?

Dedan: place in south Arabia ?

Tarshish: "site unknown but perhaps in Cyprus or Spain" Ps. 72:10 speaks of "Tarshsish and of the isles". While Tarshish is mentioned a few times in TaNaKh, it is never pinpointed, and seems to have been some place 'far away' from Israel. Enough so that Jonah was going to run away from the Lord by going there.

ANCIENT NAME	MODERN NATION	EXPLANATION
Rosh	Russia or Chief	Ancient Sarmatians known as Rashu, Rasapu, Ros, and Rus. OR Translated as the adjective Chief.
Magog	Central Asia	Ancient Scythians - Islamic southern republics of the former Soviet Union with a population of 60 million Muslims. This territory could include modern Afghanistan.
Meshech	Turkey	Ancient Muschki and Musku in Cilicia and Cappadocia.
Tubal	Turkey (also southern Russia and Iran)	Ancient Tubalu in Cappadocia.
Persia	Iran	Name changed from Persia to Iran in 1935.
Ethiopia (Cush)	Sudan	Ancient Cush, south of Egypt.
Put	Libya	Ancient Put, west of Egypt.
Gomer	Turkey	Ancient Cimmerians - from the seventh century to first century B.C. in central/western Anatolia.
Beth-togarmah	Turkey	Til-garimmu - between ancient Carchemish and Haran (southern Turkey).
Many peoples with you	Other Islamic nations	Possibly Iraq, Syria, Jordan, and Egypt

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more backup scriptures

Gog

Ezek.38[ 2] Son of man, set thy face against Gog, the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him, [3] And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal:

[14] Therefore, son of man, prophesy and say unto Gog, Thus saith the Lord GOD; In that day when my people of Israel dwelleth safely, shalt thou not know it?

[16] And thou shalt come up against my people of Israel, as a cloud to cover the land; it shall be in the latter days, and I will bring thee against my land, that the heathen may know me, when I shall be sanctified in thee, O Gog, before their eyes.

[18] And it shall come to pass at the same time when Gog shall come against the land of Israel, saith the Lord GOD, that my fury shall come up in my face.

Ezek.39[ 1] Therefore, thou son of man, prophesy against Gog, and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal:

[11] And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will give unto Gog a place there of graves in Israel, the valley of the passengers on the east of the sea: and it shall stop the noses of the passengers: and there shall they bury Gog and all his multitude: and they shall call it The valley of Hamon-gog.

[15] And the passengers that pass through the land, when any seeth a man's bone, then shall he set up a sign by it, till the buriers have buried it in the valley of Hamon-gog.

Rev.20[ 8] And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.

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Magog

Gen.10[ 2] The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras .

1Chr.1[ 5] The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.

Ezek.38[ 2] Son of man, set thy face against Gog, the land of Magog , the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him,

Ezek.39[ 6] And I will send a fire on Magog, and among them that dwell carelessly in the isles: and they shall know that I am the LORD.

Rev.20[ 8] And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.

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Meshech

Gen.10[ 2] The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech , and Tiras.

1Chr.1[ 5] The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech , and Tiras.

[17] The sons of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech.

Ezek.27[ 13] Javan, Tubal, and Meshech, they were thy merchants: they traded the persons of men and vessels of brass in thy market.

Ezek.32[ 26] There is Meshech, Tubal, and all her multitude: her graves are round about him: all of them uncircumcised, slain by the sword, though they caused their terror in the land of the living.

Ezek.38[ 2] Son of man, set thy face against Gog, the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him, [ 3] And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal:

Ezek.39[ 1] Therefore, thou son of man, prophesy against Gog, and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal:

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Togarmah

Gen.10[ 3] And the sons of Gomer; Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.

1Chr.1[ 6] And the sons of Gomer; Ashchenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.

Ezek.27[ 14] They of the house of Togarmah traded in thy fairs with horses and horsemen and mules.

Ezek.38[ 6] Gomer, and all his bands; the house of Togarmah of the north quarters, and all his bands: and many people with thee.

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Ethiopia - Cush

Gen.10[ 6] And the sons of Ham; Cush , and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan. [7 ] And the sons of Cush ; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtecha: and the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan . [8] And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth.

Gen.2[ 13] And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia.

Num.12[ 1] And Miriam and Aaron spake against Moses because of the Ethiopia n woman whom he had married: for he had married an Ethiopian woman.

2Kgs.19[ 9] And when he heard say of Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, Behold, he is come out to fight against thee: he sent messengers again unto Hezekiah, saying,

2Chr.12[ 3] With twelve hundred chariots, and threescore thousand horsemen: and the people were without number that came with him out of Egypt; the Lubims, the Sukkiims, and the Ethiopians.

2Chr.14[ 9] And there came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with an host of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots; and came unto Mareshah.

[12] So the LORD smote the Ethiopians before Asa and before Judah; and the Ethiopia ns fled.

[13] And Asa and the people that were with him pursued them unto Gerar: and the Ethiopians were overthrown, that they could not recover themselves; for they were destroyed before the LORD, and before his host; and they carried away very much spoil.

2Chr.16[ 8] Were not the Ethiopians and the Lubims a huge host, with very many chariots and horsemen? yet, because thou didst rely on the LORD, he delivered them into thine hand.

2Chr.21[ 16] Moreover the LORD stirred up against Jehoram the spirit of the Philistines, and of the Arabians, that were near the Ethiopians:

Esth.1[ 1] Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus, (this is Ahasuerus which reigned, from India even unto Ethiopia, over an hundred and seven and twenty provinces:)

Esth.8[ 9] Then were the king's scribes called at that time in the third month, that is, the month Sivan, on the three and twentieth day thereof; and it was written according to all that Mordecai commanded unto the Jews, and to the lieutenants, and the deputies and rulers of the provinces which are from India unto Ethiopia , an hundred twenty and seven provinces, unto every province according to the writing thereof, and unto every people after their language, and to the Jews according to their writing, and according to their language.

Job.28[ 19] The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold.

Pss.68[ 31] Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands unto God.

Pss.87[ 4] I will make mention of Rahab and Babylon to them that know me: behold Philistia, and Tyre, with Ethiopia; this man was born there.

Isa.18[ 1] Woe to the land shadowing with wings, which is beyond the rivers of Ethiopia :

Isa.20[ 3] And the LORD said, Like as my servant Isaiah hath walked naked and barefoot three years for a sign and wonder upon Egypt and upon Ethiopia ;

[4] So shall the king of Assyria lead away the Egyptians prisoners, and the Ethiopians captives, young and old, naked and barefoot, even with their buttocks uncovered, to the shame of Egypt. [5] And they shall be afraid and ashamed of Ethiopia their expectation, and of Egypt their glory.

Isa.37[ 9] And he heard say concerning Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, He is come forth to make war with thee. And when he heard it, he sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying,

Isa.43[ 3] For I am the LORD thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour: I gave Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee.

Isa.45[ 14] Thus saith the LORD, The labour of Egypt, and merchandise of Ethiopia and of the Sabeans, men of stature, shall come over unto thee, and they shall be thine: they shall come after thee; in chains they shall come over, and they shall fall down unto thee, they shall make supplication unto thee, saying, Surely God is in thee; and there is none else, there is no God.

Jer.13[ 23] Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil.

Jer.38[ 7] Now when Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, one of the eunuchs which was in the king's house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon; the king then sitting in the gate of Benjamin;

[10] Then the king commanded Ebed-melech the Ethiopia n, saying, Take from hence thirty men with thee, and take up Jeremiah the prophet out of the dungeon, before he die.

[12] And Ebed-melech the Ethiopian said unto Jeremiah, Put now these old cast clouts and rotten rags under thine armholes under the cords. And Jeremiah did so.

Jer.39[ 16] Go and speak to Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring my words upon this city for evil, and not for good; and they shall be accomplished in that day before thee.

Jer.46[ 9] Come up, ye horses; and rage, ye chariots; and let the mighty men come forth; the Ethiopians and the Libyans, that handle the shield; and the Lydians, that handle and bend the bow.

Ezek.29[ 10] Behold, therefore I am against thee, and against thy rivers, and I will make the land of Egypt utterly waste and desolate, from the tower of Syene even unto the border of Ethiopia.

Ezek.30[ 4] And the sword shall come upon Egypt, and great pain shall be in Ethiopia , when the slain shall fall in Egypt, and they shall take away her multitude, and her foundations shall be broken down. [ 5] Ethiopia , and Libya, and Lydia, and all the mingled people, and Chub, and the men of the land that is in league, shall fall with them by the sword.

[9] In that day shall messengers go forth from me in ships to make the careless Ethiopians afraid, and great pain shall come upon them, as in the day of Egypt: for, lo, it cometh.

Ezek.38[ 5] Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and helmet:

Dan.11[ 43] But he shall have power over the treasures of gold and of silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt: and the Libyans and the Ethiopia ns shall be at his steps.

Amos.9[ 7] Are ye not as children of the Ethiopians unto me, O children of Israel? saith the LORD. Have not I brought up Israel out of the land of Egypt? and the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Syrians from Kir?

Nah.3[ 9] Ethiopia and Egypt were her strength, and it was infinite; Put and Lubim were thy helpers.

Zeph.2[ 12] Ye Ethiopians also, ye shall be slain by my sword.

Zeph.3[ 10] From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia my suppliants, even the daughter of my dispersed, shall bring mine offering.

Acts.8[ 27] And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship,

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Tubal

Gen.4[ 22] And Zillah, she also bare Tubal-cain, an instructer of every artificer in brass and iron: and the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah.

Gen.10[ 2] The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal , and Meshech, and Tiras.

1Chr.1[ 5] The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal , and Meshech, and Tiras.

Isa.66[ 19] And I will set a sign among them, and I will send those that escape of them unto the nations, to Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, that draw the bow, to Tubal , and Javan, to the isles afar off, that have not heard my fame, neither have seen my glory; and they shall declare my glory among the Gentiles.

Ezek.27[ 13] Javan, Tubal, and Meshech, they were thy merchants: they traded the persons of men and vessels of brass in thy market.

Ezek.32[ 26] There is Meshech, Tubal, and all her multitude: her graves are round about him: all of them uncircumcised, slain by the sword, though they caused their terror in the land of the living.

Ezek.38[ 2] Son of man, set thy face against Gog, the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him, [ 3] And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal:

Ezek.39[ 1] Therefore, thou son of man, prophesy against Gog, and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal :

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Persia

2Chr.36[ 20] And them that had escaped from the sword carried he away to Babylon; where they were servants to him and his sons until the reign of the kingdom of Persia :

[22] Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia , that the word of the LORD spoken by the mouth of Jeremiah might be accomplished, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying, [ 23] Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, All the kingdoms of the earth hath the LORD God of heaven given me; and he hath charged me to build him an house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Who is there among you of all his people? The LORD his God be with him, and let him go up.

Ezra.1[ 1] Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia , that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying, [2 ] Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia , The LORD God of heaven hath given me all the kingdoms of the earth; and he hath charged me to build him an house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah.

[8] Even those did Cyrus king of Persia bring forth by the hand of Mithredath the treasurer, and numbered them unto Sheshbazzar, the prince of Judah.

Ezra.3[ 7] They gave money also unto the masons, and to the carpenters; and meat, and drink, and oil, unto them of Zidon, and to them of Tyre, to bring cedar trees from Lebanon to the sea of Joppa, according to the grant that they had of Cyrus king of Persia.

Ezra.4[ 3] But Zerubbabel, and Jeshua, and the rest of the chief of the fathers of Israel, said unto them, Ye have nothing to do with us to build an house unto our God; but we ourselves together will build unto the LORD God of Israel, as king Cyrus the king of Persia hath commanded us.

[5] And hired counsellers against them, to frustrate their purpose, all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign of Darius king of Persia .

[7] And in the days of Artaxerxes wrote Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of their companions, unto Artaxerxes king of Persia ; and the writing of the letter was written in the Syrian tongue, and interpreted in the Syrian tongue.

[24] Then ceased the work of the house of God which is at Jerusalem. So it ceased unto the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia .

Ezra.6[ 14] And the elders of the Jews builded, and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they builded, and finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the commandment of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia .

Ezra.7[ 1] Now after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia , Ezra the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah,

Ezra.9[ 9] For we were bondmen; yet our God hath not forsaken us in our bondage, but hath extended mercy unto us in the sight of the kings of Persia , to give us a reviving, to set up the house of our God, and to repair the desolations thereof, and to give us a wall in Judah and in Jerusalem.

Neh.12[ 22] The Levites in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan, and Jaddua, were recorded chief of the fathers: also the priests, to the reign of Darius the Persia n.

Esth.1[ 3] In the third year of his reign, he made a feast unto all his princes and his servants; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and princes of the provinces, being before him:

[14] And the next unto him was Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media, which saw the king's face, and which sat the first in the kingdom;)

[18] Likewise shall the ladies of Persia and Media say this day unto all the king's princes, which have heard of the deed of the queen. Thus shall there arise too much contempt and wrath. [ 19] If it please the king, let there go a royal commandment from him, and let it be written among the laws of the Persians and the Medes, that it be not altered, That Vashti come no more before king Ahasuerus; and let the king give her royal estate unto another that is better than she.

Esth.10[ 2] And all the acts of his power and of his might, and the declaration of the greatness of Mordecai, whereunto the king advanced him, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Media and Persia ?

Ezek.27[ 10] They of Persia and of Lud and of Phut were in thine army, thy men of war: they hanged the shield and helmet in thee; they set forth thy comeliness.

Ezek.38[ 5] Persia , Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and helmet:

Dan.5[ 28] PERES; Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persia ns.

Dan.6[ 8] Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it be not changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.

[12] Then they came near, and spake before the king concerning the king's decree; Hast thou not signed a decree, that every man that shall ask a petition of any God or man within thirty days, save of thee, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions? The king answered and said, The thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.

[15] Then these men assembled unto the king, and said unto the king, Know, O king, that the law of the Medes and Persians is, That no decree nor statute which the king establisheth may be changed.

[28] So this Daniel prospered in the reign of Darius, and in the reign of Cyrus the Persian.

Dan.8[ 20] The ram which thou sawest having two horns are the kings of Media and Persia .

Dan.10[ 1] In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a thing was revealed unto Daniel, whose name was called Belteshazzar; and the thing was true, but the time appointed was long: and he understood the thing, and had understanding of the vision.

[13] But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days: but, lo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me; and I remained there with the kings of Persia.

[20] Then said he, Knowest thou wherefore I come unto thee? and now will I return to fight with the prince of Persia: and when I am gone forth, lo, the prince of Grecia shall come.

Dan.11[ 2] And now will I shew thee the truth. Behold, there shall stand up yet three kings in Persia; and the fourth shall be far richer than they all: and by his strength through his riches he shall stir up all against the realm of Grecia.

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Libya פוּט

Jer.46 [9] Come up, ye horses; and rage, ye chariots; and let the mighty men come forth; the Ethiopians and the Libyans, that handle the shield; and the Lydians, that handle and bend the bow.

Ezek.30[ 5] Ethiopia, and Libya, and Lydia, and all the mingled people, and Chub, and the men of the land that is in league, shall fall with them by the sword.

Ezek.38[ 5] Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and helmet:

Dan.11[ 43] But he shall have power over the treasures of gold and of silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt: and the Libyans and the Ethiopians shall be at his steps.

Acts.2[ 10] Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and proselytes,

Phut פוּט

Gen.10 [6] And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut , and Canaan.

Ezek.27[ 10] They of Persia and of Lud and of Phut were in thine army, thy men of war: they hanged the shield and helmet in thee; they set forth thy comeliness

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Gomer

Gen.10[ 2] The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.

[3] And the sons of Gomer; Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.

1Chr.1[ 5] The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.

[6] And the sons of Gomer; Ashchenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.

Ezek.38[ 6] Gomer , and all his bands; the house of Togarmah of the north quarters, and all his bands: and many people with thee.

Hos.1[ 3] So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; which conceived, and bare him a son.

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Tarshish

Gen.10[ 4] And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.

1Chr.1[ 7] And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.

2Chr.9[ 21] For the king's ships went to Tarshish with the servants of Huram: every three years once came the ships of Tarshish bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.

2Chr.20[ 36] And he joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish : and they made the ships in Ezion-geber. [ 37] Then Eliezer the son of Dodavah of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, Because thou hast joined thyself with Ahaziah, the LORD hath broken thy works. And the ships were broken, that they were not able to go to Tarshish .

Esth.1[ 14] And the next unto him was Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish , Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media, which saw the king's face, and which sat the first in the kingdom;)

Pss.48[ 7] Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish with an east wind.

Pss.72[ 10] The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents: the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.

Isa.2[ 16] And upon all the ships of Tarshish, and upon all pleasant pictures.

Isa.23[ 1] The burden of Tyre. Howl, ye ships of Tarshish; for it is laid waste, so that there is no house, no entering in: from the land of Chittim it is revealed to them.

[6] Pass ye over to Tarshish; howl, ye inhabitants of the isle.

[10] Pass through thy land as a river, O daughter of Tarshish : there is no more strength.

[14] Howl, ye ships of Tarshish: for your strength is laid waste.

Isa.60[ 9] Surely the isles shall wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring thy sons from far, their silver and their gold with them, unto the name of the LORD thy God, and to the Holy One of Israel, because he hath glorified thee.

Isa.66[ 19] And I will set a sign among them, and I will send those that escape of them unto the nations, to Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, that draw the bow, to Tubal, and Javan, to the isles afar off, that have not heard my fame, neither have seen my glory; and they shall declare my glory among the Gentiles.

Jer.10[ 9] Silver spread into plates is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the workman, and of the hands of the founder: blue and purple is their clothing: they are all the work of cunning men.

Ezek.27[ 12] Tarshish was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of all kind of riches; with silver, iron, tin, and lead, they traded in thy fairs.

[25] The ships of Tarshish did sing of thee in thy market: and thou wast replenished, and made very glorious in the midst of the seas.

Ezek.38[ 13] Sheba, and Dedan, and the merchants of Tarshish, with all the young lions thereof, shall say unto thee, Art thou come to take a spoil? hast thou gathered thy company to take a prey? to carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to take a great spoil?

Jonah.1[ 3] But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD.

Jonah.4[ 2] And he prayed unto the LORD, and said, I pray thee, O LORD, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish : for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repentest thee of the evil.