Reference: Lubim
American
See LIBYA.
Fausets
From luwb "to thirst," the thirsty land. Probably equating to the Lehabim (Ge 10:13), W. of the Nile delta. The Libyans. Allies or tributaries of Egypt (2Ch 12:3; 16:8; Na 3:9; Da 11:23). (See LIBYANS.) The Rebu or Lebu of the monumental temple at Thebes (the Medeenet Haboo) of Rameses III, who conquered them. Fair and Semitic like in the representations.
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Hastings
The name of a people, standing in English Version for the Libyans in Na 3:9; 2Ch 12:3; 16:8, and replaced by the word 'Libyans' itself in Da 11:43. These were a very ancient people living west of Egypt, who were subdued by the Egyptians at an early date and long furnished mercenary soldiers to their armies. At length they invaded Egypt, subdued it in the 10th cent. b.c., and established a powerful dynasty, of which the Biblical Shishak was the founder. Probably Lubim should be read for Ludim (wh. see) in certain passages. Cf. Lehabim.
J. F. M'Curdy.
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Morish
Lu'bim
See LIBYA.
Smith
Lu'bim
(dwellers in a thirsty land),a nation mentioned as contributing, together with Cushites and Sukkiim, to Shishak's army,
and apparently as forming with Cushites the bulk of Zerah's army,
spoken of by Nahum,
with Put or Phut, as helping No-amon (Thebes), of which Cush and Egypt were the strength. Upon the Egyptian monuments we find representations of a people called Rebu or Lebu, who correspond to the Lubim, and who may be placed on the African coast to the westward of Egypt, perhaps extending far beyond the Cyrenaica.