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Lud

Easton's Bible Dictionary

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  • The fourth son of Shem (Genesis 10:22; 1 Chronicles 1:17 ), ancestor of the Lydians probably.

  • One of the Hamitic tribes descended from Mizraim (Genesis 10:13 ), a people of Africa (Ezekiel 27:10; 30:5 ), on the west of Egypt. The people called Lud were noted archers (Isaiah 66:19; Compare Jeremiah 46:9 ).

    Bibliography Information
    Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Lud'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ebd/​l/lud.html. 1897.
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