Difference between revisions of "Ludite Nation"

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The Targum renders this Givatai. This appears to be related to the name Gipt or Egypt, and also to the word Coptic, which denotes the ancient language of Egypt (cf. Megillah 18a, Sanhedrin 115a). Josephus, however, states that all the nations in this verse are unidentifiable.
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Josephus identifies this with Lydia, south of the Black Sea (see Herodotus 7:74).

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Josephus identifies this with Lydia, south of the Black Sea (see Herodotus 7:74).