Migdol

Town

Location disputed Tell el Herr: about 280 km (170 miles) west of Jerusalem

Where Scholars Place It

  • Tell el Herr Possible
  • Tell Qedua Possible
  • Tell el Borg Less likely
  • Tell Ahmar Less likely
  • T-211 Less likely

Migdol in the Bible Dictionary · Another Migdol (town · Exodus 14:2)

Named in 2 Verses

  • Jeremiah 44:1 The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the Jews which dwell in the land of Egypt, which dwell at Migdol, and at Tahpanhes, and at Noph, and in the country of Pathros, saying,
  • Jeremiah 46:14 Declare ye in Egypt, and publish in Migdol, and publish in Noph and in Tahpanhes: say ye, Stand fast, and prepare thee; for the sword shall devour round about thee.

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