From luwb "to thirst," the thirsty land. Probably equating to the Lehabim (Genesis 10:13), W. of the Nile delta. The Libyans. Allies or tributaries of Egypt (2 Chronicles 12:3; 2 Chronicles 16:8; Nahum 3:9; Daniel 11:23). (See LIBYANS.) The Rebu or Lebu of the monumental temple at Thebes (the Medeenet Haboo) of Rameses III, who conquered them. Fair and Semitic like in the representations.
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