Libya in the Bible.

Libya is a region in the Bible, its middle about 1,276 km (793 miles) west of Jerusalem. The King James Version names it in 2 verses, from Nahum 3:9 to Acts 2:10.

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About Libya.

The country of the Ludim (Gen. 10:13), Northern Africa, a large tract lying along the Mediterranean, to the west of Egypt (Acts 2:10). Cyrene was one of its five cities.

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

All 2 verses that name Libya.

Nahum 1

Nahum 3:9Ethiopia and Egypt were her strength, and it was infinite; Put and Lubim were thy helpers.

Acts 1

Acts 2:10Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and proselytes,

Questions about Libya.

Where is Libya in the Bible?

Libya is a region its middle about 1,276 km (793 miles) west of Jerusalem. BibleLectio shows it on a painted map of the Bible’s world, with every verse that names it.

How many times is Libya named in the Bible?

The King James Version names Libya in 2 verses, in 2 books, from Nahum 3:9 to Acts 2:10.

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