The meaning of “הֲמוֹן גּוֹג”
Understanding Hămôwn Gôwg reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Hamogog. - § Hamon-gog = "multitude of Gog" - the multitude of Gog - the fanciful name of an emblematic place in Palesti...
הֲמוֹן גּוֹג
Hamogog. - § Hamon-gog = "multitude of Gog" - the multitude of Gog - the fanciful name of an emblematic place in Palestine 1) the name to be given to a valley of graves; ravine or glen, now known as 'the ravine of the passengers', located on the east side of the Dead Sea
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Ezekiel 39:11 | “And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will give unto Gog a place there of graves in Israel, the valley of the passengers on the east of the sea: and it shall stop the noses of the passengers: and there shall they bury Gog and all his multitude: and they shall call it The valley of Hamon–gog.” Word: הֲמוֹן גּוֹג (Hămôwn Gôwg) | |
| Ezekiel 39:15 | “And the passengers that pass through the land, when any seeth a man’s bone, then shall he set up a sign by it, till the buriers have buried it in the valley of Hamon–gog.” Word: הֲמוֹן גּוֹג (Hămôwn Gôwg) |