Remains Confirm Biblical Battle at the Site of Armageddon, Modern-Day Megiddo

Biblical Israel: Megiddo - CBN Israel

By Marc Turnage Situated in the western Jezreel Valley at the foot of the lowlands of Mount Carmel stands the ancient mound of Megiddo. It overlooks where Nahal Iron crosses through the Carmel lowlands, which provided passage for one of the branches of the most important highway in the Ancient Near East, a highway that connected Egypt via Israel’s coastline, through the Jezreel Valley, onto Damascus and Mesopotamia. Megiddo’s importance stemmed …

Remains Confirm Biblical Battle at the Site of Armageddon, Modern-Day Megiddo

For several decades, the archaeological site of Megiddo, north of Israel, has aroused growing interest in its key role in the history of the ancient Near East. Military and strategic crossroads, it is also identified in the Bible as the place of death of King Josias, faced with the troops of the Egyptian Pharaoh Nékao II. A team of archaeologists from the University of Haïfa and Recently revealed new tangible evidence of an Egyptian and Greek mi…