Isaiah 49:6 - And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.
List of Gentile Nations Named in the Old Testament. This chart contains a long list of the gentile "heathen" nations that are mentioned in Old Testament times. Click on the Bible verse to read the background information.
| List of Gentile Nations in the Old Testament |
| Gentile Nations | Bible Verses |
| Arabia | Isaiah 21; Jeremiah 25; 1 Kings 10 |
| Aram | Genesis 10; Numbers 23 |
| Ararat | Jeremiah 51 |
| Armenia | Isaiah 37 |
| Arvad | Ezekiel 27 |
| Asshur | Ezekiel 27, 32; Hosea 14 |
| Assyria | Isaiah 7 |
| Buz | Jeremiah 25 |
| Chaldea | Jeremiah 50, 51; Ezekiel 16, 23 |
| Chittim | Isaiah 23; Jeremiah 2; Ezekiel 27; Daniel 11 |
| Cush | Isaiah 11 |
| Dumah | Isaiah 21; Genesis 25 |
| Dedan | Isaiah 21; Ezekiel 27, 38 |
| Edom | Isaiah 11, 34; Jeremiah 25, 49 |
| Egypt | 2 Kings 17:4; Psalm 46:7; Psalm 81, Etc. |
| Elam | Isaiah 11, 21, 22; Jeremiah 25, 49 |
| Ethiopia | Isaiah 18, 20, 43, 45; Ezekiel 30; Nahum 3 |
| Grecia | Daniel 8, 10, 11; Joel 3 |
| Isles of the Gentiles | Zephaniah 2 |
| Isles of Elisha | Ezekiel 27 |
| Kedar | Isaiah 21, 42, 60; Jeremiah 2; Ezekiel 27; Songs 1 |
| Libya | Ezekiel 30, 38 |
| Lud | Isaiah 66; Ezekiel 27 |
| Lydia | Ezekiel 30 |
| Madai | Genesis 10 |
| Magog | Ezekiel 38, 39 |
| Medes | Isaiah 13; Jeremiah 25, 51; Daniel 5, 6, 9, 11 |
| Media | Isaiah 21; Daniel 8; 2 Kings 17 |
| Mesech | Ezekiel 27, 32, 38, 39 |
| Mesopotamia | Genesis 24 |
| Minni | Jeremiah 51 |
| Mizraim | Genesis 10 |
| Nebaioth | Genesis 25; Isaiah 60; 1 Chronicles 1 |
| Ophir | Isaiah 13 |
| Padan Aram | Genesis 25 |
| Palestine | Joel 3 |
| Pathros | Isaiah 11; Jeremiah 44; Ezekiel 29, 30 |
| Persia | Ezekiel 27, 38; Daniel 8, 10, 11 |
| Phut | Ezekiel 27; Nahum 3 |
| Raamah | Ezekiel 27 |
| Seba | Psalm 72 |
| Seir | Isaiah 21 |
| Sheba | Isaiah 60; Jeremiah 6; Ezekiel 27, 38 |
| Shinar | Isaiah 11; Daniel 1; Zechariah 5 |
| Sihor | Isaiah 23; Jeremiah 2; Joshua 13 |
| Susa | Esther 1, 2 |
| Tema | Isaiah 21; Jeremiah 25; Hosea 12; Amos 1 |
| Tarshish | Isaiah 2, 23, 60, 66; Jeremiah 10; Ezekiel 27; Jonah 1 |
| Togarmah | Ezekiel 27, 38; Genesis 10; 1 Chronicles 1 |
| Uz | Jeremiah 25; Lamentations 4 |
| The River Chebar | Ezekiel 1 |
| The River Euphrates | Jeremiah 13, 46, 51 |
| The Great Sea | Numbers 34; Joshua 1, 9; Ezekiel 47 |
| The River Hiddekel | Genesis 2 |
| Helbon | Ezekiel 27 |
| Nineveh | Jonah 1 |
| Noph | Isaiah 19; Jeremiah 2, 44, 46; Ezekiel 30 |
| Zoan | Isaiah 19, 30; Ezekiel 30 |
Isaiah 60:16 - Thou shalt also suck the milk of the Gentiles, and shalt suck the breast of kings: and thou shalt know that I the LORD [am] thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob.
Also see: Bible Cities
