Gog and Magog
/ˈɡɒɡ ənd ˈmeɪɡɒɡ/
Gog and Magog proper noun: gog, a prince who attacks Israel in the book of Ezekiel, and the nation he leads, Magog.
Proper noun
Gog and Magog
- Gog, a prince who attacks Israel in the book of Ezekiel, and the nation he leads, Magog.
- Kings or nations prophesied in the book of Revelations to battle the Christian Church.
- And when the M. yere are expiered / Satan ſhalbe lowſed out off hys pꝛeſon / and ſhall goo oute to deceave the people which are in the foure quarters off the erth gog and Magog / to gadder them to gedder to battayle whoſe nombꝛe is as the ſonde off the ſee: […]1526, [William Tyndale, transl.], The Newe Testamẽt […] (Tyndale Bible), [Worms, Germany: Peter Schöffer], →OCLC, Revelation xx:[7–8], folio cccxl, verso
- When we’re talking about “Gog and Magog” we’re talking about a leader in the land of Russia. Note that 500 years from now, if Christ delays, “Gog and Magog” from the North (Russia) will have another name that fits another time.2022 February 28, Roger Barrier, “Who are Gog and Magog today?”, in Crosswalk
Origin of Gog and Magog
From the book of Ezekiel and the book of Revelation; see quotation below. Ultimately from Biblical Hebrew גּוֹג (gôḡ) and מָגוֹג (māḡôḡ).
Questions about Gog and Magog
- What does Gog and Magog mean?
- Gog and Magog means gog, a prince who attacks Israel in the book of Ezekiel, and the nation he leads, Magog.
- What part of speech is Gog and Magog?
- Gog and Magog is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Gog and Magog?
- Gog and Magog is pronounced /ˈɡɒɡ ənd ˈmeɪɡɒɡ/.
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