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2 definitions found
From:
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
Magog
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
.).
From:
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's)
Magog
,
covering
;
roof
;
dissolving
Magor-missabib
;
fear
on
every
side
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