One other person, place or group in the registry answers to the name Gog. Every Gog in the Bible
place
Gog
גּוֹגΓώγ
Gog is mentioned in the prophetic books of Ezekiel and Revelation as a symbolic enemy of God's people who will be defeated in the end times (Ezk.38.2, 3, 14, 16, 18; 39:1, 11; Revelation 20:8).
- verses
- 8
- first named
- Ezekiel 38:2
- last named
- Revelation 20:8
- feature
- region
Description
Gog in the text
Gog is a name that appears in the prophetic literature of the Bible, particularly in the books of Ezekiel and Revelation. In Ezekiel, Gog is described as the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, lands associated with the regions of Asia Minor (Ezk.38.2, 3). Gog is portrayed as a powerful enemy who will lead a coalition of nations in an attack against Israel in the latter days (Ezk.38.14-16). However, God will intervene and defeat Gog and his armies, demonstrating His power and sovereignty (Ezk.38.18-23; 39:1-6). The prophecy also mentions that Gog's forces will be buried in a place called the Valley of Hamon-gog, and the land will be cleansed (Ezk.39.11-16). In the book of Revelation, Gog and Magog are mentioned together, representing the nations that will be deceived by Satan and gather for battle against God's people at the end of the millennial reign (Revelation 20:8). The names Gog and Magog are symbolic, representing the final enemies of God's kingdom who will be ultimately defeated. The prophecies concerning Gog emphasize God's sovereignty, the certainty of His judgment against His enemies, and the ultimate victory of His people.
Relations
Direct connections
Every entity the graph places in a stated relation with this one, grouped by the kind of link. Each relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends always agree. Rows marked “registry” come from the identity spine rather than from a verse, and a row marked “which bearer is the source’s decision” is one where the name could have meant more than one person. The last group is not a relation at all — it counts the events two entities stand in together.
The pattern
Where Gog is named
Every book of the corpus in the order it is read, each as wide as the chapters it holds. A bar is the verses of that book which write the name, and the flat stretches are as much of the answer as the bars.
8 verses across 2 of 66 books; 64 write the name nowhere. Named in Ezekiel (7) and Revelation (1).
Read it
Where to read it
Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 8, across 2 books. The name is written 10 times in them.
Onward
Where this page goes
Nothing in the graph stands one hop from this entity yet. These are the best-connected entities of the same type, so the page still ends somewhere. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.
Where they appear
What happened here
Atlas's reading of each chapter this place appears in, in canonical order. One line per chapter, and each leads to the whole of it.
- Ezekiel 38Gog is turned around, brought out with hooks in his jaws, told to prepare his company, and led against Israel.
- Ezekiel 39Gog is brought against the mountains of Israel, falls with his hordes, and is given a burial place in Israel.
- Revelation 20Gog is named among the nations deceived by Satan and assembled for battle.
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