Original Word: הֲמוֹן גּוֹג
Part of Speech: Proper Name Location
Transliteration: Hamown Gowg
Pronunciation: hah-MONE gohg
Phonetic Spelling: (ham-one' gohg)
KJV: Hamogog
NASB: Hamon-gog
Word Origin: [from H1995 (הָמוֹן הָמוֹן - multitude) and H1463 (גּוֹג - Gog)]

1. the multitude of Gog
2. the fanciful name of an emblematic place in Israel

Hamogog

From hamown and Gowg; the multitude of Gog; the fanciful name of an emblematic place in Palestine -- Hamogog.

see HEBREW hamown

see HEBREW Gowg

Word Origin
from hamon and Gog
Definition
a valley in which Gog will be buried
NASB Translation
Hamon-gog (2).

Designation and Occurrences

Hamon-gog appears twice, both in Ezekiel 39, designating the valley where the armies of Gog are buried after their catastrophic defeat.

Prophetic Context

Ezekiel 38–39 foretells a vast coalition led by Gog that invades restored Israel “in the latter years” (Ezekiel 38:8). The campaign ends when the LORD intervenes with earthquake, plague, torrential rain, hailstones, fire, and brimstone (Ezekiel 38:19-22). The aftermath is marked by a massive burial operation in “the Valley of the Travelers east of the sea. It will block the travelers, for there Gog and all his multitude will be buried. … So they will call it the Valley of Hamon-gog” (Ezekiel 39:11). Hamon-gog thus functions as both place-name and memorial, encapsulating divine victory and judgment.

Geographical Setting

The valley lies “east of the sea,” generally understood as east of the Dead Sea or, less likely, east of the Mediterranean. The text emphasizes that the valley’s new function—burying Gog’s multitudes—will interrupt established travel routes, underscoring the scale of the slaughter and the radical reordering of the land in favor of God’s sanctity.

Eschatological Significance

Hamon-gog stands as a prophetic type of final judgment upon multinational hostility toward God’s covenant people. Revelation 20:7-10 echoes Ezekiel in its description of “Gog and Magog” gathering for a climactic assault that ends in fiery destruction. The Old Testament valley foreshadows the New Testament lake of fire: both scenes proclaim the definitive end of rebellion and the vindication of divine holiness.

Theological Themes

• Divine Sovereignty: The burial site materializes the declaration, “I will make My holy name known in the midst of My people Israel” (Ezekiel 39:7). God alone orchestrates the defeat and disposal of the invaders.

• Cleansing and Restoration: Seven months of burial (Ezekiel 39:12) and a further phase of search and marking (Ezekiel 39:14-15) portray meticulous purification. The land is cleansed so that worship may proceed undefiled, anticipating the new-creation purity promised in Isaiah 65:17 and 2 Peter 3:13.

• Public Testimony: Hamon-gog serves as a visible witness to the nations: “The house of Israel will know that I am the LORD their God from that day forward” (Ezekiel 39:22).

Ministry Implications

1. Preaching and Teaching: The account anchors sermons on divine justice, offering a sober counterbalance to sentimental views of God. It invites exposition of both immediate historical hopes and ultimate eschatological fulfillment.

2. Pastoral Care: Hamon-gog assures believers that hostility against God’s people will not prevail. Suffering congregations gain confidence from the certainty of divine intervention and final reckoning.

3. Evangelism: The valley’s witness urges the unrepentant to flee from coming wrath and seek refuge in Christ, the only One who bore judgment in place of sinners (2 Corinthians 5:21).

4. Ethics and Holiness: The painstaking burial underscores God’s demand for a cleansed people and environment. Personal and corporate holiness flow from recognizing the seriousness with which God treats defilement (1 Peter 1:15-16).

Connections within Scripture

• Ezekiel’s earlier visions of a restored temple (Ezekiel 40–48) find moral preparation in the cleansing of Hamon-gog, a prerequisite for renewed worship.

• Isaiah 66:24 likewise envisions worshipers viewing the corpses of rebels, linking eschatological hope to visible judgment.

• Revelation 19–20 expands the motif: the birds feast on the flesh of kings (Revelation 19:17-18) and the devil’s hosts meet fiery doom (Revelation 20:9), paralleling burial in Hamon-gog.

Summary

Hamon-gog memorializes the LORD’s triumphant judgment over a global confederacy bent on destroying His people. The valley’s very name—“multitude of Gog”—forever labels the defeated host and magnifies God’s glory. For believers today, Hamon-gog affirms the certainty of divine justice, calls to unwavering holiness, and fuels hope in the coming consummation when every enemy will be finally and publicly subdued under the reign of the Lamb.

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