Magog

Magog was a son of Japheth and grandson of Noah, listed in the Table of Nations (Genesis 10:2; 1 Chronicles 1:5). In Ezekiel 38–39, the prophet addresses 'Gog of the land of Magog' as a powerful northern ruler who leads a great coalition against Israel in the latter days—a vision of eschatological warfare that has generated extensive interpretive traditions. Revelation 20:8 applies the name Gog and Magog to the nations gathered for final battle against the holy city. In later Jewish tradition Magog was associated with Scythian or northern peoples.