House of Millo

Structure · also Beth-millo · today Tell Balatah

Location likely About 50 km (30 miles) north of Jerusalem

Named in 3 Verses

  • Judges 9:6 And all the men of Shechem gathered together, and all the house of Millo, and went, and made Abimelech king, by the plain of the pillar that was in Shechem.
  • Judges 9:20 But if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and devour the men of Shechem, and the house of Millo; and let fire come out from the men of Shechem, and from the house of Millo, and devour Abimelech.
  • 2 Kings 12:20 And his servants arose, and made a conspiracy, and slew Joash in the house of Millo, which goeth down to Silla.

Locations from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Terrain from Natural Earth and NASA SRTM.