Where is gog and magog of the old testament located?

Answer 1

Gog as leader of Meshech and Tubal (see Ezekiel 38 & 39) has had some historians trace their migration from the southern and western Asia Minor region through the Caucasus plains to the Moscow and Tobolsk areas (see Assyrian, Greek, Roman, and Jewish historians). These 2 peoples (see Genesis 10:2) have always been close by geographically and allies for the most part. In the NKJV of Ezekiel 38:2, the word 'chief' is translated as a noun 'Rosh' (see Genesis 46:21) and is the ancient name 'Rus' for Russia. This is the line of Japheth's son Madai.

Though many would say Russians are Slavic (3 groups - Eastern, Western, and Southern), it is not all together true for this multicultural and vast territory as is evident today. The Slavs, like all other European and Asian peoples migrated at differing times through the great valley between the Caspian and Black Seas - anciently called Iberia Plain. These Slavs were from the Medes and Elamites peoples and settled predominately in the Balkans region, as far west as the Adriatic Sea. A recent DNA testing sample of a Croatians found 75% related to Persian ancestry.

The 'land of Magog' then appears to be the vast territory dominated today by Russia and China. As Revelations speaks of a massive 200 million man army called the 'king of the east,' this is the only region that can amass such a group perhaps with neighboring India, Korea, and Japan (see Revelations 20:8-15).

Answer 2

The location of Gog and Magog in the Old Testament is not definitively specified. They are mentioned as nations from the "far north" in the book of Ezekiel. Some interpretations place them in the north or east of Israel, while others view them as symbolic figures representing chaos and opposition to God's people.