THEOSISTheodoret of Cyrus
The Persians, Murrians, Lydians, and the Lebanes joined forces with Fut, who is one of Ham's sons and a forebear of the western Libyans. Each of them was equipped with helmets and shields, all of which were round and lightweight.
Ezekiel 38:5Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
The Persians, Ethiopians, and Libyans with them, all with shields and helmets.
פָּרַ֛ס כּ֥וּשׁ וּפ֖וּט אִתָּ֑ם כֻּלָּ֖ם מָגֵ֥ן וְכוֹבָֽע׃
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Cross references
Passages read together with this verse.
- Ezek 27:10The Persians, and Lydians, and the Libyans were thy soldiers in thy army: they hung up the buckler and the helmet in thee for thy ornament.
- Gen 10:6And the Sons of Cham: Chus, and Mesram, and Phuth, and Chanaan.
- Ezek 30:5Ethiopia, and Libya, and Lydia, and all the rest of the crowd, and Chub, and the children of the land of the covenant, shall fall with them by the sword.
- 1 Chr 1:8The sons of Cham: Chus, and Mesrai, and Phut, and Chanaan.
- Nah 3:9Ethiopia and Egypt were the strength thereof, and there is no end: Africa and the Libyans were thy helpers.
- Gen 10:8Now Chus begot Nemrod: he began to be mighty on the earth.