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Ancient Megiddo - Map of New Testament Israel

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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Megiddo in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(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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Megiddo Scripture - Joshua 12:21

The king of Taanach, one; the king of Megiddo, one;...

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Megiddo in Easton's Bible Dictionary

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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Megiddo Scripture - 2 Kings 23:29

In his days Pharaohnechoh king of Egypt went up against the king of Assyria to the river Euphrates: and king Josiah went against him; and he slew him at Megiddo, when he had seen him....

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Megiddo in Fausset's Bible Dictionary

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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Megiddo Scripture - 1 Kings 9:15

And this [is] the reason of the levy which king Solomon raised; for to build the house of the LORD, and his own house, and Millo, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo, and Gezer....

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Megiddo in Hitchcock's Bible Names

his precious fruit; declaring a message...

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Megiddo Scripture - 2 Kings 23:30

And his servants carried him in a chariot dead from Megiddo, and brought him to Jerusalem, and buried him in his own sepulchre. And the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and anointed him, and made him king in his father's stead....

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Megiddo Scripture - Joshua 17:11

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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