* 1457 BC – Likely date of the Battle of Megiddo between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of Kadesh, the first battle to have been recorded in what is accepted as relatively reliable detail.

" Mount " Megiddo is a Tell on which ancient forts were built to guard the main highway, the Via Maris, which connected Ancient Egypt with Mesopotamia.

Modern Megiddo is a town approximately west-southwest of the southern tip of the Sea of Galilee in the Kishon River area.

Megiddo is a 1984 board game developed by Steve Baldwin and distributed by the now out-of-business Global Games of Spokane, Washington.

More archaeological success has been achieved with the major cities Solomon is said to have strengthened or rebuilt ( for example, Hazor, Megiddo and Gezer — ); these all have substantial ancient remains, including impressive six-chambered gates, and ashlar palaces, as well as trough-like structures outside buildings that early archaeologists have identified as the stables for Solomon's horses.

* 609 BC: King Josiah of Judah dies in the Battle of Megiddo against Pharaoh Necho II of Egypt, who is on his way north to aid the rump Assyrian state of Ashur-uballit II.

He also stated that Armageddon is " not going to be fought at Megiddo " but will be the " battle of Jerusalem ," when " the forces of all nations come together and try to take Jerusalem away from the Jews.

* 609 BC — King Josiah of Judah dies in the Battle of Megiddo against Pharaoh Necho II of Egypt, who is on his way north to aid the Assyrian state of Ashur-uballit II.

Megiddo () is a Hebrew place name that can refer to:

Megiddo (، Arabic المجیدو, Urdu مجیدو ) is a kibbutz in northern Israel.

It is located near Megiddo Junction, the intersection of highways 65 ( from Hadera to Afula ) and 66 ( running from Haifa south to Judea and Samaria ).

The kibbutz is located near the site of the several Battles of Megiddo and Tel Megiddo, a rich archeological site.

In apocalyptic literature, Mount Megiddo, the hill overlooking the valley where the current kibbutz is located, is identified as the site of the final battle between the forces of good and evil at the end of time, known as Armageddon and mentioned in the New Testament in Revelation 16: 16.

According to Jerome and all the older Christian interpreters, the mourning is for something that occurred at a place called Hadad-rimmon ( Maximianopolis ) in the valley of Megiddo.

His management of the Battle of Megiddo in particular, with its brilliant use of aeroplanes, infantry, and mobile cavalry, is considered by many to be a precursor to the Blitzkrieg tactics so widely employed by Germany during the Second World War.

He is the servant and familiar of Karn Megiddo.

* 609 BC: Jerusalem becomes part of the Empire of the Twenty-sixth dynasty of Egypt after Josiah of Judah is killed by the army of Pharaoh Necho II at the Battle of Megiddo ( 609 BC ).

This is corroborated with a stela discovered at Megiddo.

This is attested, in part, by the discovery of a statue base bearing his name from the Lebanese city of Byblos, part of a monumental stela from Megiddo bearing his name, and a list of cities in the region comprising Syria, Philistia, Phoenicia, the Negev and the Kingdom of Israel, among various topographical lists inscribed on the walls of temples of Amun at al-Hibah and Karnak.

Viscount Allenby, of Megiddo and of Felixstowe in the County of Suffolk, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.

Megiddo is mentioned in Ancient Egyptian writings because one of Egypt's mighty kings, Thutmose III, waged war upon the city in 1478 BC.

In ancient times Megiddo was an important city-state.

Megiddo has been excavated three times and is currently being excavated yet again.

None of these Old Testament passages describe the city of Megiddo as being associated with any particular prophetic beliefs.

As the Egyptians mustered their forces the king of Kadesh gathered many tribal chieftains from Syria, Aram and Canaan around him, estimated at between ten and fifteen thousand, entered Megiddo and set his forces at the waters of Taanach.

In the Book of Judges, the great oak tree in Zaanaim is stated to be near Kedesh, though this verse could be a reference to a second Tel Kedesh, located 3 km to the south of Megiddo, within the territory of the Israelite tribe of Issachar.

Megiddo was the location of various ancient battles, including one in the 15th century BC and one in 609 BC.

* Three ancient Egyptian Sieges: Megiddo, Dapur, Hermopolis

* Tel Megiddo, site of an ancient city in northern Israel's Jezreel valley

Battle of Megiddo refers to one of the major battles fought near the ancient site of Megiddo in the Jezreel Valley of northern Israel.

Megiddo was a site of great importance in the ancient world.

The ancient fortress of Megiddo stood on Tell el Mutesellim, at the mouth of the Musmus Pass near El Lajjun, controlling the routes to the north and the interior by dominating the Plain of Armageddon.

Across this plain ( also known as the Plain of Megiddo ), several armies from the ancient Egyptians, to the French under Napoleon had marched and fought towards Nazareth in the Galilean Hills.

The phrase " valley of Jezreel " was sometimes used to refer to the central part of the valley, around the city of Jezreel, while the southwestern portion was known as the " valley of Megiddo ", after the ancient city of Megiddo, which was located there.

Nearby are the sites of some ancient battles of Megiddo and the ruins of Megiddo ( Armageddon ).

* Gur (; Latin and Douay-Rheims: Gaver ) place name in ancient Israel near Megiddo

They are armed with the seven daggers of Megiddo, the only ancient holy weapons that can harm the Antichrist.

At this time the Canaanite area seemed divided between two confederacies, one centred upon Tel Megiddo in the Jezreel Valley, the second on the more northerly city of Kadesh on the Orontes River.

In particular, in a scene reminiscent of Ezekiel's dream, the Megiddo Ivories — ivory carvings found at Megiddo ( which became a major Israelite city ) — depict an unknown king being carried on his throne by hybrid winged-creatures.

The Battle of Megiddo was an Egyptian victory and resulted in a rout of the Canaanite forces, which fled to safety in the city of Megiddo.

Behind it lay the city and fortress of Megiddo, where the revolting forces had gathered.

Unfortunately for the Egyptians, during this confusion, the scattered Caananite forces, including the kings of Kadesh and Megiddo, were able to rejoin the defenders inside the city.

A view at the topography of the place around the city, will reveal that Megiddo is a small rise among others on a small elevated plateau close to a large level coastal plain large enough to accommodate many thousands of troops.

Interesting discoveries related to Biblical archaeology are eight monumental megaliths ; a double cave beneath the high place, probably used for divinatory purposes ; 13 inscribed boundary stones, making it the first positively identified Biblical city ; a 6-chambered gate similar to those found at Hazor and Megiddo ; and a large water-system comprising a tunnel going down to a spring, similar to that found in Jerusalem.

Biridiya, the king of Megiddo, accused him of besieging his city: