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What is Gog & Magog?

An explanation of the biblical names Gog and Magog and their spiritual significance in Jewish…

Lehallel Editorial TeamUpdated September 3, 20261 min read2.1K views on YouTubeposted May 3

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An explanation of the biblical names Gog and Magog and their spiritual significance in Jewish tradition.

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What does the word Gog mean? The word Gog in Hebrew means a roof and Magog means the people who rely on the roof. So, what is the roof? Who are the roof people? If we go back to Egypt, one of the plagues was hail and hail would come down and destroy everything. But God said that if you put your cattle inside of a shed, they will not be destroyed. If you put it under a roof, they won't be destroyed. So, now let me ask you a question. The Torah says that these people were God-fearing people because they put their cattle under a roof. But why? Weren't they just saving their cattle? The answer is the reason why they were God-saving people is because even with the roof, their cattle wasn't protected. In fact, the hail could have smashed

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