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LUD

(Heb. lûḏ),

LUDIM

(lûḏîm)

According to the Table of Nations (Gen. 10:22) and the genealogy in 1 Chr. 1:17, Lud, a descendant of Shem. However, in Gen. 10:13; 1 Chr. 1:11 Ludim is called a son of Mizraim (Egypt), who is the second son of Ham, which could refer to an African country such as Ethiopia (Cush) and Put (Ezek. 30:5).

The area referred to by Lud is uncertain. One suggestion is that the name refers to Libya (Heb. lûḇîm), or to some otherwise unknown northeastern African people. In Jer. 46:9 the Ludim are presented as a bow-bearing auxiliary of Egypt (cf. Isa. 66:19), and in Ezek. 27:10 they are portrayed as mercenaries for Tyre. However, in Ezek. 30:5 both Libya and Lud are mentioned together.

The more widely held interpretation has been the identification with Akk. Luddu, the region of Lydia in western Asia Minor. The association in Isa. 66:19 with Tubal, Javan, and the coastlands far away agrees with the general location of Lydia near the Ionian coast. However, the historical Lydians of Asia Minor were neither Semites nor Hamites.

Larry L. Walker

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LUD

Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)