Megido

Travel Guide

View from top of Megiddo ruins of the Valley of Armageddon with Mt. Tabor I the distance.
View from top of Megiddo ruins of the Valley of Armageddon with Mt. Tabor I the distance.
Megiddo, also known as Armageddon, el-Lejjun, Tel el-Mutesellium, Tell el-Mutesellim, Tel Megiddo, Campus Legionis, Har Megiddo, Har-Megeddon, Harmagedon, Isar-Megiddo, Legio, Lejjun, Megiddon. Inhabited from the Chalcolithic period, Megiddo has approximately 26 levels of occupation. American excavators from the Oriental Institute worked from 1925 with the ambitious goal of excavating every level in its entirety. They made it through the first three levels before concentrating the work on certain areas. Tunnel to Spring, this Iron Age tunnel connected the bottom of Ahab’s shaft to the spring. Before its construction, Megiddo residents had to leave the city walls in order to get water from the spring. This tunnel was hewn from both ends at the same time (like Hezekiah’s Tunnel) and its builders were only one foot off when meeting in the middle.

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Tel Megiddo

You can learn about the history of Megido with a stop at Tel Megiddo. Amble around the area's parks or visit its churches.

Tel Megiddo