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Libya
Region mentioned in 7 verses of the Bible, most often in Ezekiel.
Where it appears
Ezekiel (3), Isaiah (1), Jeremiah (1), Nahum (1), Acts (1)
Key verses
- Isaiah 66:19 first mention — 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.
- Ezekiel 38:5 — Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and helmet:
- Nahum 3:9 — Ethiopia and Egypt were her strength, and it was infinite; Put and Lubim were thy helpers.
- Acts 2:10 — Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and proselytes,
Nearby places
- Cyrene 0 km
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