(Hat Tip, Walter! How could I live my whole life and not know this about Meschech and Tubal??)
- Gog is referred to as the prince of Meshech and Tubal.
- Meschech refers to the ancient peoples who live along the Black and Caspien (sic) Seas, the Moschi, or the Moschovites. This is the word from which Moscow is derived.
- Tubal is a derivative of the modern word Tobolsk. Tobolsk is the former capital of Russia and one of its most famous cities.
I wasn’t thinking too highly of the idea that Gog referred to Russia. Now I have to revisit it!
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