Ludim

Ludim(Hebrew:לודים,romanized:Lūḏîm) is theHebrewterm for a people mentioned inJeremiahandEzekiel.In theBiblicalTable of NationsGenesis 10:13 they were descended fromMizraim.The biblical scholar Victor P. Hamilton believes that the available evidence "suggests" that the Ludim are theLydians.^[1]

According toJosephus,their land was inLibyawhich was west of Egypt near the tribes ofPhutin the land of theMoorstowards the extreme west ofAfricaand theAtlantic Ocean.^[2]Plinyin his natural history mentions the river Laud along south of theAtlas Mountainsnear the river Fut (Phut).^[3]Medieval biblical exegeteSaadia Gaon,identifies the Ludim withTanisiin,and which R.Yosef Qafihthought may have been referring to the inhabitants ofTunis.^[4]

These Ludim should not be confused with another group who were said to descend fromLud,son ofShem,son ofNoah.

Ludim is sometimes thought to be a scribal error forLubim,in reference toLibyans.

References

^Victor P. Hamilton (31 October 1990).The Book of Genesis, Chapters 1-17.Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. pp. 264–.ISBN 978-1-4674-2265-9.
^Josephus.Antiquities of the Jews,book 1.6
^Pliny,Natural History,book 5
^Saadia Gaon(1984).Yosef Qafih(ed.).Rabbi Saadia Gaon's Commentaries on the Pentateuch(in Hebrew) (4 ed.). Jerusalem:Mossad Harav Kook.p. 33 (note 32).OCLC 232667032.

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[Hamilton1990-1] Victor P. Hamilton (31 October 1990).The Book of Genesis, Chapters 1-17.Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. pp. 264–.ISBN 978-1-4674-2265-9.

[2] Josephus.Antiquities of the Jews,book 1.6

[3] Pliny,Natural History,book 5

[4] Saadia Gaon(1984).Yosef Qafih(ed.).Rabbi Saadia Gaon's Commentaries on the Pentateuch(in Hebrew) (4 ed.). Jerusalem:Mossad Harav Kook.p. 33 (note 32).OCLC 232667032.

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