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Libya
Modern day Libya was known as such at least as far back as the first century as we can see from Luke's writings in the book of Acts.
Acts 2:10
Whether Libya was referred to by the Greeks and the Romans as the land just west of Egypt, just west of the Nile, all of North Africa or all of Africa doesn't matter when it comes to analyzing OT prophesies. The only reference that matters is that of the OT writers, which wrote centuries before the Greeks and Romans conquered the area.
OT references to Libya in prophesy can be translated from various Hebrew placenames, depending upon the verse and translation used.
For example, the KJV translates Ezekiel 30:5 as
So, although Libya is in both the KJV and NAS versions in this verse, it is used for two different hebrew words, put (KJV) and chub (NAS). Another OT word sometimes translated as Lybia is lubim.
So it's best to look at the specific Hebrew placenames when dealing with these ancient kingdoms.
Acts 2:10
However, it's only ever mentioned in this one verse in the NT.Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and proselytes,
Whether Libya was referred to by the Greeks and the Romans as the land just west of Egypt, just west of the Nile, all of North Africa or all of Africa doesn't matter when it comes to analyzing OT prophesies. The only reference that matters is that of the OT writers, which wrote centuries before the Greeks and Romans conquered the area.
OT references to Libya in prophesy can be translated from various Hebrew placenames, depending upon the verse and translation used.
For example, the KJV translates Ezekiel 30:5 as
The NAS translates the same verse asEthiopia, 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.
The Biblios Interlintear Transliteration of Ezekiel 30:5 is as follows:Ethiopia, Put, Lud, and all Arabia, Libya and the people of the land that is in league will fall with them by the sword.
Strongs | Biblios Transliteration | ||
3568 | kūš | כּ֣וּשׁ | Ethiopia |
6316 | ū·p̄ūṭ | וּפ֤וּט | Put |
3865 | wə·lūḏ | וְלוּד֙ | Lud |
3605 | wə·ḵāl | וְכָל־ | all |
6154 | hā·‘e·reḇ | הָעֶ֣רֶב | Arabia |
3552 | wə·ḵūḇ | וְכ֔וּב | and Chub |
1121 | ū·ḇə·nê | וּבְנֵ֖י | and the people |
776 | ’e·reṣ | אֶ֣רֶץ | of the land |
1285 | hab·bə·rîṯ | הַבְּרִ֑ית | league |
854 | ’it·tām | אִתָּ֖ם | by |
2719 | ba·ḥe·reḇ | בַּחֶ֥רֶב | the sword |
5307 | yip·pō·lū | יִפֹּֽלוּ׃ | will fall |
p̄ | פ | - |
So it's best to look at the specific Hebrew placenames when dealing with these ancient kingdoms.
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