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    Migdal-gad

    מִגְדַּל־גַּד

    Migdal-gad, a town in the lowlands of Judah (Joshua 15:37).

    Where the story of Migdal-gad happensWhere the gazetteer locates Migdal-gad, framed to them: Migdal-gad. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.Migdal-gad
    Where the gazetteer locates Migdal-gad
    verses
    1
    first named
    Joshua 15:37
    feature
    settlement
    coordinates
    31.54°N · 34.90°E
    identified with
    Khirbet el Mejdeleh (OpenBible)
    settlement31.54°N · 34.90°E

    Khirbet el Mejdeleh (OpenBible)

    Scholarship offers 3 identifications for this place. The leading one is shown; the others are recorded in the gazetteer.

    Description

    Migdal-gad in the text

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Migdal-gad is mentioned only once in the Bible, in Joshua 15:37, as one of the towns in the lowlands (Shephelah) of Judah. The name Migdal-gad means "tower of Gad" in Hebrew, possibly referring to a fortified tower or a place of worship dedicated to the Canaanite deity Gad. The verse lists Migdal-gad along with other towns in the region, such as Zenan, Hadashah, and Dilean.

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    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — one, across 1 book.

    1. Joshua1 verse

      15:37

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    ElsewhereJerusalemThe capital of Israel, a holy city for three religionsElsewhereEgyptAncient nation; Israelites enslaved there; plagues and ExodusElsewhereJordanA river and region, significant in Israel's history

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