Moses speaks of Magog, son of Japheth, but says nothing
of Gog, Gen. x, 2. According to Ezekiel, Gog was prince of Magog, Ezek.
xxxviii, 2, 3, &c; xxxix, 1, 2, &c. Magog signifies the country or
people, and Gog the king of that country; the general name of the
northern nations of Europe and Asia, or the districts north of the
Caucasus, or Mount Taurus. The prophecy of Ezekiel, xxxix, 1–22, seems
to be revived in the Apocalypse, where the hosts of Gog and Magog are
represented as coming to invade “the beloved city,” and perishing with
immense slaughter likewise in Armageddon, “the mount of Mageddo,” or
Megiddo, Rev. xvi, 14–16; xx, 7–10.
of Gog, Gen. x, 2. According to Ezekiel, Gog was prince of Magog, Ezek.
xxxviii, 2, 3, &c; xxxix, 1, 2, &c. Magog signifies the country or
people, and Gog the king of that country; the general name of the
northern nations of Europe and Asia, or the districts north of the
Caucasus, or Mount Taurus. The prophecy of Ezekiel, xxxix, 1–22, seems
to be revived in the Apocalypse, where the hosts of Gog and Magog are
represented as coming to invade “the beloved city,” and perishing with
immense slaughter likewise in Armageddon, “the mount of Mageddo,” or
Megiddo, Rev. xvi, 14–16; xx, 7–10.