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Gog and Magog

From: "George Athas" <gathas AT mail.usyd.edu.au>
To: "B-HEBREW" <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Subject: Gog and Magog
Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2000 08:25:40 +1100

What's the latest thinking on the identification of Gog and 'the' Magog
(_hammagog_) in
Ezekiel 38-39?
Is it a reference to Gyges of Lydia? If so, what implication does it have for
the audience
of Ezekiel?

Best regards,
GEORGE ATHAS
Dept of Semitic Studies,
University of Sydney
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Gog and Magog, George Athas, 03/13/2000