Gog and Magog

pair of individuals, peoples, or lands in the Bible and the Qur'an
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Summary

Gog and Magog is a two biblical humans[1]. It draws 13,192 Wikipedia views per month (two biblical humans category, ranking #1 of 9).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: biblical concept[3], mythical location[4]
  • Subclass of: human biblical figure[5]
  • Commons category: Gog and Magog[6]
  • Said to be the same as: Yajuj and Majuj[7]
  • Has part(s): Gog[8], Magog[9]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Gog and Magog[10]
  • Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[11], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[12], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[15], Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[16], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[17]
  • Present in work: Book of Revelation[18], Ezekiel[19], Book of Jubilees[20]
  • Native label: גּוֹג וּמָגוֹג‎[21], Γὼγ καὶ Μαγώγ[22]

Why It Matters

Gog and Magog has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 11w ago · OBender12 · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Jewish encyclopedia id → 6735
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Jewish encyclopedia id: 6735, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/167478932|GOG AND MAGOG (#167478932)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6351|Jewish Encycloped"
  2. 11w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Subclass of → human biblical figure
    Described by source → Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947), The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary +5
    Aliases → —
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Biblissima authority id: Q294945, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/627d4912166|details]])"
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