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Meaning: Ludim · 4 cross references · Modern-day map available
Lud refers to an African people associated with Egypt and known for military skill, especially archery. It is important because prophets include Lud among the nations drawn into war, trade, and the reach of God's glory. First appears in Isa 66:19.1
AI summary: Lud matters because it represents a people on the wider edge of Egypt's world rather than Israel's immediate neighbors. Jeremiah and Ezekiel mention them among military allies and trading peoples, while Isaiah includes them among distant nations that will hear of God's glory. That gives Lud a significance that is both geopolitical and universal in scope. The cross references present Lud as a far-reaching people tied to warfare, commerce, and the spread of divine renown.1
One of the Hamitic tribes descended from Mizraim (Gen. 10:13), a people of Africa (Ezek. 27:10; 30:5), on the west of Egypt. The people called Lud were noted archers (Isa. 66:19; comp. Jer. 46:9). 3
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Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.