Libya; Libyans

Libya; Libyans

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 , Libúē ) 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 .