Bible Names H-M

Magog in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(region of Gog). In Ge 10:2 Magog appears as the second son of Japheth; in Eze 38:2; 39:1,6 it appears as a country or people of which Gog was the prince. The notices of Magog would lead us to fix a northern locality: it is expressly stated by Ezekiel that "he was to come up from the sides of the north," Eze 39:2 from a country adjacent to tha...

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Mahalaleel in Fausset's Bible Dictionary

1. Fourth from Adam in Seth's line, Cainan's son ("the praise of God".) 2. Nehemiah 11:4....

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Mahazioth in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

ma-ha'-iz-oth, ma-ha'-zi-oth (machazi'oth "visions"): One of the 14 sons of Heman the Kohathite in the temple choir. "He was leader of the 23rd course of musicians whose function was to blow the horns" (1 Ch 25:4,30)....

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Mahlon in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(sick) the first husband of Ruth; son of Eiimelech and Naomi. Ru 1:2,5; 4:9,10 comp. 1Sam 17:12...

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Madai in Naves Topical Bible

-Son of Japheth Ge 10:2; 1Ch 1:5...

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Magog in Easton's Bible Dictionary

region of Gog, the second of the "sons" of Japheth (Gen. 10:2; 1 Chr. 1:5). In Ezekiel (38:2; 39:6) it is the name of a nation, probably some Scythian or Tartar tribe descended from Japheth. They are described as skilled horsemen, and expert in the use of the bow. The Latin father Jerome says that this word denotes "Scythian nations, fier...

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Mahazioth in Naves Topical Bible

-Son of Heman 1Ch 25:4,30...

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Mahlon in Easton's Bible Dictionary

sickly, the elder of Elimelech the Bethlehemite's two sons by Naomi. He married Ruth and died childless (Ruth 1:2, 5; 4:9, 10), in the land of Moab....

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Madai in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(middle land), Ge 10:2 is usually called the third son of Japhet, and the progenitor of the Medes; but probably all that is intended is that the Medes, as well as the Gomerites, Greeks, Tabareni, Moschi, etc., descended from Japhet....

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