Megiddo
ME-GID`DO (precious fruit), A town of Manasseh on southern
limit of the plain of Esdraelon, Josh. 12:21. Scene of the
great conflict between Sisera and Barak and of Josiah`s
death, Judg. 4:13 ; 2 Kings 23:29; 2 Chron, 35:22....
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me-gid'-o, me-gid'-on (meghiddo, meghiddon; Magiddo,
Mageddon, Magdo): A royal city of the Canaanites, the king
of which was slain by Joshua (Josh 12:21). It lay within the
territory of Issachar, but was one of the cities assigned to
Manasseh (Josh 17:11; 1 Ch 7:29). Manasseh, however, was not
able to expel the Canaanites, who therefore contin...
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Also called MEGIDDON, and probably ARMAGEDDON
-A city in the territory of Issachar situated on the
southern
edge of the plain of Esdraelon
Jos 17:11; 1Ch 7:29
-Conquest of, by Joshua
Jos 12:21
-Walled by Solomon
1Ki 9:15
-Included in one or Solomon's commissary districts
1Ki 4:12
-Ahaziah dies at
2Ki 9:27
-Valley of, Deborah defeats Si...
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(place of crowns) was in a very marked position on the
southern rim of the plain of Esdraelon, on the frontier line
of the territories of the tribes of Issachar and Manasseh, 6
miles from Mount Carmel and 11 from Nazareth. It commanded one
of those passes from the north into the hill country which
were of such critical importance on various oc...
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place of troops, originally one of the royal cities of the
Canaanites (Josh. 12:21), belonged to the tribe of
Manasseh
(Judg. 1:27), but does not seem to have been fully
occupied by
the Israelites till the time of Solomon (1 Kings
4:12; 9:15).
The valley or plain of Megiddo was part of the plain
of
Esdraelon, the great battle-field of Isra...
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On the S. edge of the Esdraelon or Jezreel plain, the
frontier of Issachar and Manasseh, commanding a pass from
the N. into the hill country. frontMANASSEH.) Joshua (Joshua
12:21) defeated its king, with 30 other petty chieftains, W.
of Jordan. It was assigned to Manasseh, though within
Issachar's limit, but they failed to drive out the
Canaa...
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his precious fruit; declaring a message...
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And Manasseh had in Issachar and in Asher Bethshean and her
towns, and Ibleam and her towns, and the inhabitants of Dor
and her towns, and the inhabitants of Endor and her towns, and
the inhabitants of Taanach and her towns, and the inhabitants
of Megiddo and her towns, [even] three countries....
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Neither did Manasseh drive out [the inhabitants of] Bethshean
and her towns, nor Taanach and her towns, nor the inhabitants
of Dor and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and her
towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns: but the
Canaanites would dwell in that land....
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And by the borders of the children of Manasseh, Bethshean and
her towns, Taanach and her towns, Megiddo and her towns, Dor
and her towns. In these dwelt the children of Joseph the son
of Israel....
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