Megiddo

American

[muh-gid-oh] / məˈgɪd oʊ /

noun

an ancient city in N Israel, on the plain of Esdraelon: site of many battles; often identified with the Biblical Armageddon.

Megiddo British

/ məˈɡɪdəʊ /

noun

an ancient town in N Palestine, strategically located on a route linking Egypt to Mesopotamia: site of many battles, including an important Egyptian victory over rebel chieftains in 1469 or 1468 _bc See also Armageddon

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Arab Barghouti said the alleged assault happened while his father was being transferred from Ganot prison in the south to Megiddo in the north.

From Barron's • Oct. 16, 2025

Some, such as Megiddo, near Jerusalem, were strategic geographical pinch points, control of which served as a bulwark against outside aggression.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

“They just lost their mind,” he says of the scenes he witnessed at Megiddo.

From BBC • Aug. 5, 2024

The Megiddo Mosaic is from what is believed to be the world’s earliest Christian prayer hall that was located in a Roman-era village in northern Israel.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 14, 2023

To it also belonged the plain near the town of Megiddo, where Josiah, in the battle against Pharaoh-Necho, was mortally wounded.

From Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions, Vol. 1 by Hengstenberg, Ernst Wilhelm

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