A nation that will attack Israel in the future
Magog
Named in 3 verses across 2 books, first in Ezekiel 38:2.
מָגוֹגMagog
ΜαγώγMagog
The name means “covering; roof; dissolving.” Hitchcock's Bible Names, 1869
About Magog Written by AI
Magog is mentioned in the prophetic books of Ezekiel and Revelation as a nation that will play a significant role in the end times. In Ezekiel 38-39, Magog is described as a land ruled by Gog, a prince who will lead a coalition of nations to attack Israel. God will intervene and defeat Gog and Magog, demonstrating His power and sovereignty (Ezk.38.18-23; 39:1-7). In Revelation 20:8, Magog is mentioned alongside Gog as nations that will be deceived by Satan after the millennium and will gather for battle against God's people, only to be destroyed by fire from heaven. The exact identity and location of Magog are not specified in the Bible, but it is often associated with regions north of Israel.
Drafted by an AI model for STEPBible's TIPNR (Tyndale House Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). Check it against the verses below.
Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897
This entry is on the name Magog, and may cover more than one person or place by that name.
Region of Gog, the second of the “sons” of Japheth (Gen. 10:2; 1 Chr. 1:5). In Ezekiel (38:2; 39:6) it is the name of a nation, probably some Scythian or Tartar tribe descended from Japheth. They are described as skilled horsemen, and expert in the use of the bow. The Latin father Jerome says that this word denotes “Scythian nations, fierce and innumerable, who live beyond the Caucasus and the Lake Maeotis, and near the Caspian Sea, and spread out even onward to India.” Perhaps the name “represents the Assyrian Mat Gugi, or ‘country of Gugu,’ the Gyges of the Greeks” (Sayce’s Races, etc.).
M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, third edition (1897), public domain, from CrossWire. Shown as written; its Scripture quotes are from older translations.
Where the Bible names it
- Ezekiel 38:2
“Son of man, set your face against Gog of the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal. Prophesy against him
- Ezekiel 39:6
I will send fire on Magog and on those who dwell securely in the coastlands, and they will know that I am the LORD.
- Revelation 20:8
and will go out to deceive the nations in the four corners of the earth—Gog and Magog—to assemble them for battle. Their number is like the sand of the seashore.
From STEPBible's TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0): names, family, references and the AI written article. Verse text is the BSB.