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Tel Megiddo (from Hebrew: תל מגידו), called in Arabic Tell el-Mütesellim "tell of the Governor", is the site of the ancient city of Megiddo (Greek: Μεγιδδώ), the remains of which form a tell or archaeological mound, situated in northern Israel at the western edge of the Jezreel Valley about 30 kilometres (19 mi) southeast of ...
Megiddo, important town of ancient Palestine, overlooking the Plain of Esdraelon (Valley of Jezreel). It lies about 18 miles (29 km) southeast of Haifa in northern Israel. Megiddo’s strategic location at the crossing of two military and trade routes gave the city an importance far beyond its size.
May 5, 2020 · Megiddo is an archaeological site that was inhabited between roughly 7000 B.C. and 300 B.C. Numerous battles were fought near Megiddo during that time, and the Book of...
Sep 20, 2023 · Megiddo is an ancient city in Israel and the site of a number of military conflicts. Today it is the site of a kibbutz and some rich archeological digs (Tel Megiddo). Megiddo is first mentioned in Joshua 12:21 as one of the cities of the “Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites” whose kings were defeated by Joshua.
Megiddo (Hebrew: מְגִדּוֹ ، Arabic: المجیدو) is a kibbutz in northern Israel, built in 1949. Located in the Jezreel Valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of Megiddo Regional Council. In 2022, it had a population of 867.
Megiddo, named in the Book of Revelation as the setting for a future battle between the forces of good and evil, is for archaeologists perhaps the most important site in Israel dating from biblical times.
One of the largest city mounds in Israel (covering an area of about 15 acres) and rich in archeological finds, Tel Megiddo is an important site for the study of the material culture of biblical times.
Megiddo was the site of epic battles that decided the fate of western Asia. When the Canaanite city-states revolted against 15th century B.C.E Pharaonic attempts at hegemony, it was at Megiddo that they assembled to do battle.
Megiddo. On a hill in the Jezreel Valley, near the town of Afula you can find one of the most important archeological sites in Israel from the time of the Bible, Tel Megiddo. Undisturbed today, with an elegant appearance of a national park, it is difficult to imagine the tumultuous history this land has experienced.
Megiddo, also known as Armageddon (mentioned in both the Old and New Testaments of the Bible), is a Unesco World Heritage site situated in Northern Israel’s Jezreel Valley and is extensively regarded as the Holy Land’s most significant Biblical period site.
