Megiddo

Modern location: Tel Megiddo, Israel

First named: Joshua 12:21

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A strategic fortress city controlling the Jezreel Valley where King Josiah was fatally wounded confronting Pharaoh Neco's army (2 Kings 23:29-30), and the source of the name "Armageddon" (Har Megiddo) in Revelation 16:16.

References: Joshua 12:21

People connected to Megiddo

Josiah (M) — Judah's reforming king, mortally wounded in battle against Pharaoh Neco here
2 Kings 23:29-30
Pharaoh Neco (M) — Egypt's king, who killed King Josiah in battle here
2 Chronicles 35:20-24

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