Megiddo is a kibbutz in Israel. Megiddo is located near the intersection between highways 65 (from Hadera to Afula) and 66 (going from Haifa south to Samaria), which is called the Megiddo Junction. The junction is the site of a bus terminal and a large military prison for Palestinians convicted of security offences, in most cases and abetting terrorism.
In apocalyptic literature, Mount Megiddo (Hebrew: Har Megiddo), the hill overlooking the valley where the current kibbutz is located, is identified as the site of the final battle between the forces of good and evil at the end of time, known as Armageddon.
External links
Kibbuz Megiddo tourist info (http://www.inter.net.il/~givat_h/givat/megiddo.htm)
Megiddo expedition site from Tel-Aviv University (http://www.tau.ac.il/~archpubs/megiddo/index.html)
Megiddo is located near the intersection between highways 65 (from Hadera to Afula) and 66 (going from Haifa south to Samaria), which is called the Megiddo Junction.
In 2005, Israeli archeologists discovered the remains of an ancient church, perhaps the eldest in the Holy Land under the grounds of the military prison.
In apocalyptic literature, Mount Megiddo (Hebrew: Har Megiddo), the hill overlooking the valley where the current kibbutz is located, is identified as the site of the final battle between the forces of good and evil at the end of time, known as Armageddon.
Megiddo was destroyed in the military campaign of Pharaoh Shishak in 926 BCE, and restored during the reign of Ahab, king of Israel (ca.
Megiddo continued to serve as the seat of the royal governor during the reign of Jeroboam II, king of Israel.
Megiddo was apparently conquered and destroyed in 732 BCE, during the campaign of Tiglath Pilesser III, king of Assyria, against the Kingdom of Israel.
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