Lexical Definition

‎Ἀρμαγεδδών‎ Armageddṓn (ar-mag-ed-dohn') Armageddon ^N:N--L
of Hebrew origin (‎הַר‎ and ‎מְגִדּוֹן‎)

Armageddon.

• Armageddon (or Har-Meggiddon), a symbolic name

Abbott-Smith

Ἁρμαγεδών (WH, Ἃρ Μαγεδών; Rec. Ἀρμαγεδδών, prop. = הַר מְגִדּוֹ), cf. LXX, Μαγεδών, II Ch 35:22, Μαγεδώ, Jg 1:27;
Har-Magedon (AV, Armageddon): Re 16:16 (v. Swete, in l., but also Thayer, s.v.).†

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Megiddo • A strategic city in the Jezreel Valley

Megiddo, a strategically important city in the Jezreel Valley (Joshua 12:21; 17:11; Judges 1:27; 5:19), fortified by Solomon (1 Kings 9:15), and the site of King Josiah's death (2 Kings 23:29-30; 2 Chronicles 35:22).

• A location first mentioned at Jos.12.21;
• referred to as Megiddo מְגִדּוֹן, or Armageddon Ἀρμαγεδδών.
  

Megiddo was a city of great strategic importance located in the Jezreel Valley, guarding the main trade route between Egypt and Mesopotamia. It was one of the cities conquered by Joshua during the Israelite conquest of Canaan (Joshua 12:21). Megiddo was allotted to the tribe of Manasseh but was not fully taken from the Canaanites (Joshua 17:11; Judges 1:27). The city is mentioned in the song of Deborah as the site of a great battle against the Canaanites (Judges 5:19). King Solomon fortified Megiddo as one of his key cities (1 Kings 9:15). The city continued to play a significant role in later history, with King Josiah of Judah being killed by Pharaoh Necho of Egypt at Megiddo (2 Kings 23:29-30; 2 Chronicles 35:22). The name Armageddon, derived from the Hebrew "Har Megiddo" (hill of Megiddo), appears in the book of Revelation as the site of the final battle between the forces of good and evil (Revelation 16:16).

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