Lud
A son of Shem in the table of nations, and the name of a people generally associated with Asia Minor. Isaiah and Ezekiel name Lud among distant nations and among the mercenary bowmen who served Egypt and Tyre.
What we know — and how we know it
Where in scripture
Genesis1 ChroniclesIsaiahJeremiahEzekielThe sons of Shem were: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram.
Genesis 10:22 — Son of Shem
The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, Aram, Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.
1 Chronicles 1:17
“I will set a sign among them, and I will send those who escape of them to the nations, to Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, who draw the bow, to Tubal and Javan, to far-away islands, who have not heard my fame, nor have seen my glory; and they shall declare my glory among the nations.
Isaiah 66:19
Go up, you horses! Rage, you chariots! Let the mighty men go out: Cush and Put, who handle the shield; and the Ludim, who handle and bend the bow.
Jeremiah 46:9
“‘“Persia, Lud, and Put were in your army, your men of war. They hung the shield and helmet in you. They showed your beauty.
Ezekiel 27:10
“‘“Ethiopia, Put, Lud, all the mixed people, Cub, and the children of the land that is allied with them, will fall with them by the sword.”
Ezekiel 30:5
Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible, a public-domain translation.