People of the Bible › Lud
Lud לוּד
Lud, a son of Shem and progenitor of the Lydians.
Also called Lydia, Lydian.
Family
| Father | Shem |
|---|---|
| Brothers and sisters | Aram, Arpachshad, Asshur, Elam |
Where Lud appears
Ezekiel (2), Genesis (1), 1 Chronicles (1), Isaiah (1), Jeremiah (1)
Key verses
- Genesis 10:22 first mention — The children of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram.
- 1 Chronicles 1:17 — The sons of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech.
- Isaiah 66:19 — And I will set a sign among them, and I will send those that escape of them unto the nations, to Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, that draw the bow, to Tubal, and Javan, to the isles afar off, that have not heard my fame, neither have seen my glory; and they shall declare my glory among the Gentiles.
- Jeremiah 46:9 — Come up, ye horses; and rage, ye chariots; and let the mighty men come forth; the Ethiopians and the Libyans, that handle the shield; and the Lydians, that handle and bend the bow.
- Ezekiel 27:10 — They of Persia and of Lud and of Phut were in thine army, thy men of war: they hanged the shield and helmet in thee; they set forth thy comeliness.
- Ezekiel 30:5 — Ethiopia, and Libya, and Lydia, and all the mingled people, and Chub, and the men of the land that is in league, shall fall with them by the sword.
Person data: STEPBible.org TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0), adapted. Verse text: King James Version.