"Armageddon," or Har-Magedon, means Mount of Megiddo. The city of Megiddo sat on a hill and this may be the place intended, but it is nowhere else called Mount of Megiddo in the Bible. The Bible speaks of Megiddo which "was at the Wadi Ara, guarding Aruna Pass, a vital connection between Africa and Asia," according to McCord. Joshua slaughtered the king of Megiddo. (Joshua 12:21) Deborah and Barak conquered Sisera there. (Ruth 5:19-21; Ruth 4:13) Kings Ohaziah and Josiah died there. (2 Kings 9:27; 2 Kings 23:29-30; 2 Chronicles 35:22) The latter instance came to symbolize a great nation wide grief. (Ezekiel 12:11) This fortress city was on a hill over looking the main road through the Plain of Jezreel, or Esdraelon. The Midianites assembled there when Gideon defeated them. (Ruth 6:33-40; Ruth 7:1-25) The battle which led to Saul's death was also fought there. (1 Samuel 29:30)

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