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Megiddo the battle field of the End Times (GNU)<br />
The ruins of Megiddo from the Israelite 8 th century BC period are shown above in an aerial photograph.<br />
Megiddo was an important fortified city at the entrance to Wadi Ara (Iron) on the western edge of the Jezreel<br />
Valley. Megiddo stands at a vital crossroads on the Via Maris, the “Way of the Sea”, an international road dating<br />
back to the 3 rd millennium, connecting Egypt in the south with Damascus in the north and with Mesopotamia.<br />
The Bible describes many battles here, due to its strategic position.<br />
Megiddo:<br />
The location of Megiddo is a historical<br />
site which included the following<br />
people: Canaanites, Egyptians,<br />
Israelites, Assyrians, and Persians in<br />
the biblical times as well as the<br />
Ottoman Turks and Englishmen in the<br />
modern era.<br />
Megiddo's noted importance was<br />
undoubtedly due to its role as a way<br />
station and control point for<br />
international trade.<br />
Modern Map of Megiddo (GNU)<br />
Its strategic location was the major<br />
international military and trade route of<br />
antiquity that linked Egypt in the south<br />
with Syria, Anatolia, and Mesopotamia<br />
in the north and east.
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