Gog and Magog
Americannoun
noun
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Old Testament a hostile prince and the land from which he comes to attack Israel (Ezekiel 38)
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New Testament two kings, who are to attack the Church in a climactic battle, but are then to be destroyed by God (Revelation 20:8–10)
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folklore two giants, the only survivors of a race of giants destroyed by Brutus, the legendary founder of Britain
Etymology
Origin of Gog and Magog
Gog ( def. ) + Hebrew Māghōgh “land of Gog ”
Example Sentences
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Londoners recalled a famous Elizabethan prophecy that if Gog and Magog were ever destroyed, London's City would go too.
From Time Magazine Archive
Brought up to date by the English novelist, playwright and historian, Andrew Sinclair, Gog and Magog come to signify the haunting memory and failing desire of a geratic Britain.
From Time Magazine Archive
And, of course, the Gog and Magog of modern medicine: stress and strain.
From Time Magazine Archive
Gog and Magog were in my script all along.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Rampart of Gog and Magog is fallen!
From The Slayer Of souls by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)
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