Difference between revisions of "Libya; Libyans"

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<p> ''''' lib´i ''''' - ''''' a ''''' , ''''' lib´i ''''' - ''''' anz ''''' : In the Old [[Testament]] the word occurs in the King James Version in 2 Chronicles 12:3; 2 Chronicles 16:8; Nahum 3:9 for "Lubim" (thus the Revised Version (British and American)). the Revised Version (British and American), however, retains "Libyans" in Daniel 11:43 . In Jeremiah 46:9; Ezekiel 30:5; Ezekiel 38:5 , the words are replaced in the Revised Version (British and American) by [[Put]] (which see). In the New Testament the word "Libya" ( Λιβύη , <i> '''''Libúē''''' </i> ) occurs, in close connection with [[Cyrene]] (which see) ( Acts 2:10 ). [[Greek]] and [[Roman]] writers apply the term to the African continent, generally excluding Egypt. See [[Lubim]] . </p>

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