A son of Ham, Ge 10:6, whose posterity are named with Cush and Ludim as serving in Egyptian armies, and as part of the host of Gog, Jer 46:9; Eze 27:10; 30:5; 38:5; Na 3:9. In several of these passages Phut is translated Libyans. Josephus identifies them with the Mauritanians, in Northern Africa towards the west. See LIBYA.
Get you to horseback, roll forth the Chariots, come forth ye worthies: ye Ethiopians, ye Libyans with your bucklers, ye Libyans with your bows:
The Persians, Lydians and Libyans were in thine host, and helped thee to fight: these hanged up their shields and helmets with thee; these set forth thy beauty.
the Ethiopians' land shall be afraid; yea, the Ethiopians' land, Libya and Lydia, all their common people, and Chub, and all that be confederate unto them, shall fall with them through the sword.
The Persians, Ethiopians, and with them the Libyans which all bear shields and helmets:
Ethiopia and Egypt were her strength, and that exceedingly great above measure. Put and Libya were her helpers,