lib'-i-a, lib'-i-anz: In the Old Testament the word occurs in the King James Version in2Ch 12:3;16:8;Na 3:9for "Lubim" (thus the Revised Version (British and American)). the Revised Version (British and American), however, retains "Libyans" inDa 11:43. InJer 46:9;Eze 30:5;38:5, the words are replaced in the Revised Version (British and American) byPUT(which see). In the New Testament the word "Libya" (Libue) occurs, in close connection withCYRENE(which see) (Ac 2:10). Greek and Roman writers apply the term to the African continent, generally excluding Egypt.
SeeLUBIM.