A country in North Africa
Libya
Named in 10 verses across 7 books, first in 2 Chronicles 12:3.
לוּבLibyan
כּוּבLibya
פּוּטPut
פּוּלPul
ΛιβύηLibya
Also called Libyan, Put, Pul.
The name means “the heart of the sea; fat.” Hitchcock's Bible Names, 1869
About Libya Written by AI
Libya, also referred to as Put or Pul in some Bible translations, is a country located in North Africa. It is mentioned several times in the Old Testament, often in the context of prophecies and judgments against various nations. Libya is described as an ally of Egypt (2Ch.12.3; 16:8) and Ethiopia (Ezk.30.5; Nam.3.9) and is included among the nations that will face God's judgment (Jeremiah 46:9; Ezk.30.5; 38:5). Libyans are also mentioned as serving as mercenaries in the armies of Tyre (Ezk.27.10). Both "Put" and "Libya" sometimes occur together (Nam.3.9; Ezk.30.5) so they may refer to different areas, or the "Libyans" (Hebrew Lubim" may refer to the people group. In the New Testament, Libyans are listed among the people present in Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost (Act.2.10).
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Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897
The country of the Ludim (Gen. 10:13), Northern Africa, a large tract lying along the Mediterranean, to the west of Egypt (Acts 2:10). Cyrene was one of its five cities.
M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, third edition (1897), public domain, from CrossWire. Shown as written; its Scripture quotes are from older translations.
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Where the Bible names it
- 2 Chronicles 12:3
with 1,200 chariots, 60,000 horsemen, and countless troops who came with him out of Egypt—Libyans, Sukkites, and Cushites.
- 2 Chronicles 16:8
Were not the Cushites and Libyans a vast army with many chariots and horsemen? Yet because you relied on the LORD, He delivered them into your hand.
- Isaiah 66:19
I will establish a sign among them, and I will send survivors from among them to the nations—to Tarshish, Put, and the archers of Lud; to Tubal, Javan, and the islands far away who have not heard of My fame or seen My glory. So they will proclaim My glory among the nations.
- Jeremiah 46:9
Advance, O horses! Race furiously, O chariots! Let the warriors come forth—Cush and Put carrying their shields, men of Lydia drawing the bow.
- Ezekiel 27:10
Men of Persia, Lydia, and Put served as warriors in your army. They hung their shields and helmets on your walls; they gave you splendor.
- Ezekiel 30:5
Cush, Put, and Lud, and all the various peoples, as well as Libya and the men of the covenant land, will fall with Egypt by the sword.
- Ezekiel 38:5
Persia, Cush, and Put will accompany them, all with shields and helmets,
- Daniel 11:43
He will gain control of the treasures of gold and silver and over all the riches of Egypt, and the Libyans and Cushites will also submit to him.
- Nahum 3:9
Cush and Egypt were her boundless strength; Put and Libya were her allies.
- Acts 2:10
Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene; visitors from Rome,
From STEPBible's TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0): names, family, references and the AI written article. Verse text is the BSB.