Magog (Bible)

Illustration of Magog as the first king of Sweden, from Johannes Magnus' Historia de omnibus Gothorum Sueonumque regibus, 1554 ed.

Magog (/ˈmɡɒɡ/; Hebrew: מָגוֹג, romanizedMāgōg, Tiberian: [mɔˈɣoɣ]; Ancient Greek: Μαγώγ, romanizedMagṓg) is the second of the seven sons of Japheth mentioned in the Table of Nations in Genesis 10.

The origin of the term is not clear, this name indicates either a person, or a tribe, or a geographical reality (country or city). In the book of Ezekiel, the pagan Magog people live "north of the World", and metaphorically represent the forces of Evil, which associates it with Apocalyptic traditions.


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