Magog

Magog, a nation that will join forces with Gog to attack Israel in the future, as prophesied in Ezekiel and Revelation (Ezk.38.2; 39:6; Revelation 20:8).

Magog is mentioned in the prophetic books of Ezekiel and Revelation as a nation that will play a significant role in the end times. In Ezekiel 38-39, Magog is described as a land ruled by Gog, a prince who will lead a coalition of nations to attack Israel. God will intervene and defeat Gog and Magog, demonstrating His power and sovereignty (Ezk.38.18-23; 39:1-7). In Revelation 20:8, Magog is mentioned alongside Gog as nations that will be deceived by Satan after the millennium and will gather for battle against God's people, only to be destroyed by fire from heaven. The exact identity and location of Magog are not specified in the Bible, but it is often associated with regions north of Israel.

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.).