ARMAGEDDON: ALL ABOUT ANCIENT CITY OF A BIBLICAL STORY
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20 March 2024
There is a place on Earth that has been cited in the Bible as the place of final battle between the forces of good and evil
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It is called Megiddo, which was an important town of ancient Palestine, according to Encyclopaedia Britannica
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The city was inhabited between roughly 7,000 and 300 BC and numerous battles were fought near Megiddo during that time
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The Book of Revelation refers to the site as Armageddon, prophesising that a final battle would take place there
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The name Armageddon comes from the Hebrew word "Har Megiddo", which means the "mountain of Megiddo"
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Megiddo is located on Via Maris - the principal land route linking Egypt with Mesopotamia
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It held enormous importance as both a military and trading outpost since ancient times
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Highly coveted due to its strategic position, the city was repeatedly attacked and fought over
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A number of Egyptian Pharaohs fought several armies that resulted in the city's control changing hands
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An encounter during World War I resulted in the defeat of the Ottoman army at Megiddo in 1918
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