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PRONUNCIATION OF GOG AND MAGOG

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GOG AND MAGOG

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Gog and Magog is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GOG AND MAGOG MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Gog and Magog

Gog and Magog

Gog and Magog are names that appear in the Old Testament, and in numerous subsequent references in other works, notably the Book of Revelation, as well as in the scripture of Islam, the Qur'an. They are sometimes individuals, sometimes peoples, and sometimes geographic regions. Their context can be either genealogical or eschatological and apocalyptic, as in the Book of Ezekiel and Revelation. The passages from Ezekiel and Revelation in particular have attracted attention due to their prophetic descriptions of conflicts said to occur near the "end times".

Definition of Gog and Magog in the English dictionary

The first definition of Gog and Magog in the dictionary is a hostile prince and the land from which he comes to attack Israel. Other definition of Gog and Magog is two kings, who are to attack the Church in a climactic battle, but are then to be destroyed by God. Gog and Magog is also two giants, the only survivors of a race of giants destroyed by Brutus, the legendary founder of Britain.

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Synonyms and antonyms of Gog and Magog in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Gog and Magog» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GOG AND MAGOG

Find out the translation of Gog and Magog to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Gog and Magog from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Gog and Magog» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

歌革和玛各
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Gog y Magog
570 millions of speakers

English

Gog and Magog
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गोग और मागोग
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

يأجوج ومأجوج
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Гог и Магог
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Gog e Magog
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গগ এবং মাগোগ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Gog et Magog
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Gog dan Magog
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Gog und Magog
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ゴグとマゴグ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

곡과 마곡
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gog lan Magog
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Gog và Magog
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கோக் மற்றும் மாகோக்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गोग आणि मागोग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yecüc ve Mecüc
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Gog e Magog
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Gog i Magog
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Гог і Магог
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Gog și Magog
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Γωγ και Μαγώγ
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Gog en Magog
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Gog och Magog
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Gog og Magog
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Gog and Magog

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GOG AND MAGOG»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Gog and Magog

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GOG AND MAGOG»

Discover the use of Gog and Magog in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Gog and Magog and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Gog and Magog in Early Eastern Christian and Islamic ...
Van Donzel and Schmidt consider the travel account as historical. This volume presents a translation of the source while at the same time it carefully looks into other Eastern Christian and Muslim traditions of the famous lore.
Emeri J. van Donzel, Andrea Barbara Schmidt, 2010
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Gog and Magog: A Novel
Although magic and superstition play their parts in the story, it is really Martin Buber's effort to articulate two approaches to the question: May men use evil to accomplish good?
Martin Buber, 1999
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Gog and Magog: Ezekiel 38-39 as Pre-text for Revelation ...
In most aof these texts Gog and Magog are persons or nations opposing God's people in the endtime-tribulations.Sverre Boe focuses on John's use of various Gog and Magog traditions in Revelation 19,17-20,10.
Sverre Bøe, 2001
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Gog and Magog: the clans of chaos in world literature
This work deals with Gog and Magog in Indonesia, the Persian-speaking and Arabic-speaking worlds, and in the West, in classical and contemporary cultures.
Ali Asghar Seyed-Gohrab, Faustina Clara Wilhelmina Aerts, F. Doufikar-Aerts, 2007
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Mikhail Gorbachev Is Gog and Magog, the Biblical Antichrist
This book outlines prophecies that Gorbachev has fulfilled according to biblical scriptures.
Randolph Wright, 2010
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Gog & Magog: The Devil's Descendants
Satan is on a quest to bring about the End of Days in this riveting thriller by Jerry Pollock.
Jerry Pollock, 2011
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The Silence Is Broken! God Hooks Ezekiel's Gog & Magog
Islam has a tradition regarding an invasion of mysterious people, Gog and Magog, which is one of the signs of the End Times. The Koran refers to Gog and Magog in two different Surahs or chapters, 18:95-100 and 21:96-97. Islam considers ...
Douglas Berner, 2006
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Gog and Magog; or, the Doom of Russia, as pourtrayed in the ...
ruler of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal ; and prophesy concerning him, and say— Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold ! I~ am against thee, O Gog, the ruler of Rosli, Meshech, and Tubal!' " Ezek. xxxvnr. 1—3. Here, let us inquire into the meaning ...
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Text and Territory: Geographical Imagination in the European ...
Witte's movement beyond the confines of Gog and Magog is also geographically obscure; after leaving Amosona, he voyages for another three months among unnamed islands without making landfall until returning to Jerusalem, where his  ...
Sylvia Tomasch, Sealy Gilles, 1998
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Embodiments of Evil: Gog and Magog: Interdisciplinary ...
This volume "Embodiments of evil: Gog and Magog" reveals in eight essays the images of the 'other' in genres ranging from contemporary folk religion on the internet to the rich literary heritage of Alexander romances.
Ali Asghar Seyed-Gohrab, F. Doufikar-aerts, Sen McGlinn, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GOG AND MAGOG»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Gog and Magog is used in the context of the following news items.
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Roman Legion Camp Unearthed in Megiddo, 'Site of Final War'
According to certain interpretations of Jewish tradition, Megiddo is also the site where the war of "Gog and Magog" will begin, in which Israel will defeat the ... «Arutz Sheva, Jul 15»
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The Bermuda Triangle – Are The Mysteries Really The Devil's Play?
He further added that the Bermuda Triangle is also linked to the existence of 'Yajud and Majud' (Gog and Magog) - the people who traditionally ... «malaysiandigest.com, Jun 15»
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Sorry, I don't have time for the Apocalypse
He knew all the ins and outs of Gog and Magog. And he could paint a picture of the moon turning to blood that would make the blood of Boris ... «Deseret News, Jun 15»
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How To Break Boko Haram II
... daring corruption to do its worst (2011 encounter)“Oh ZhulQarnain (verse 94)Verily the Gog and Magog are doing great mischief in the land. «Leadership Newspapers, Jun 15»
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WATCH: Could ISIS Be Gog and Magog?
Scholars have traditionally assumed that Ezekiel's Gog and Magog was a coalition of nations, but could it be that it is one nation made up of ... «Charisma News, Jun 15»
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Islamic State (ISIS) vs. the Jewish State
At the end of the day, it is starting to look like the great battle that the Bible speaks about between Islam and the West, i.e. – Gog and Magog, ... «Jerusalem Post Israel News, Jun 15»
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Praying at A Jewish Tomb in Shadow of ISIS
... celebrating and reading the books of Ruth and Nahum, enacting the post-apocalyptic War of Gog and Magog on a nearby hill, and rejoicing ... «Jewish Daily Forward, Jun 15»
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Jews and Arabs: Can't They Just Get Along?
There is no Ezekiel 38-39 Gog and Magog war if there is no restored Israel. How can Yeshua return to the Mount of Olives to fight for Israel ... «Charisma News, May 15»
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The father, the son (Bibi) and the spirit of catastrophe
... public at large the customs and beliefs of the Jews, including the kabbalistic belief in the war of Gog and Magog, which, according to Buxtorf, ... «Haaretz, May 15»
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Raid on Iran
... actually already depicted in the Zohar, the Midrash and other traditional Jewish texts in reference to the future world war of 'Gog and Magog. «Breaking Israel News, Apr 15»

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