Libya: meaning of the name
Libya means “the heart of the sea; fat.”
Libya in Hebrew and Greek
Places named Libya
Libya in Scripture
“Libya” appears in 3 verses of the King James Version.
- Ezekiel 30:5
Ethiopia, and Libya, and Lydia, and all the mingled people, and Chub, and the men of the land that is in league, shall fall with them by the sword.
- Ezekiel 38:5
Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and helmet:
- Acts 2:10
Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and proselytes,