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“THERE ARE DEMONIC
SPIRITS, PERFORMING SIGNS, WHO GO ABROAD
TO THE KINGS OF THE WHOLE WORLD, TO ASSEMBLE THEM FOR BATTLE
ON THE GREAT DAY OF GOD THE ALMIGHTY"
REVELATION 16
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- What is the
approximate size of the valley that is called
"Armageddon?" I have heard it is
approximately thirty miles wide by two hundred
miles long. Please give me your thoughts on
the distance if possible.
Rev. Charles F. Vance
Eastern Road Church of God, Rittman, Ohio
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The map to the left, facing
east, shows the Valley of Armageddon. The
red cross marks Megiddo which overlooks the
valley on the west.
The valley that is called
"Armageddon" is actually the Valley of
Jezreel. It's a triangular depression
between the hills of Lower Galilee to the north
and the hills of Samaria to the south.
It's bordered on the east by Mount Tabor, the
Hill of Moreh and the Gilboa range. On the
west it's bordered by the Carmel range.
Its long side runs from Jenin to the northern
slope of Mount Carmel. From northwest to
southeast it measures about 20 miles and
northeast to southwest about 14 miles. If
you include the Harod Valley stretching to the
Beth Shean Valley to the east, then you could
say it's about 30 miles wide, but I think that's
a little stretch. 200 miles long is a big
stretch! At the very most, from Nazareth
above the valley in the north to Jenin to the
south, it's 35 miles. |
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The Valley of Armageddon (facing
east) |
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The Jezreel Valley was famous in antiquity for its
production of grain. On the mound of Megiddo,
archeologists uncovered one of the largest public
grain silos ever found
in the Middle East, dating
from the 8th century B.C. In a hint about its
fertility, the name "Jezreel" in Hebrew means "God
will sow." |
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Photo: Gila
Yudkin |
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The Valley of Armageddon lies
below Tel Megiddo |
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Armageddon comes from the Hebrew "Har Megiddon,"
meaning Mount Megiddo. (Aramaic commonly adds
an "n" at the end of place names.) For over 36 centuries
Megiddo was the major city dominating the valley as
armies and traders emerged from a pass through the
Carmel ridge. The Greeks dropped the h from
har (meaning mount); thus the site alluded to by
John in Revelation 16 became known as "Armageddon." |
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| Learn about
the recent
discovery of a third century church
found in the
Valley of Armageddon, right
inside the premises of a high security
prison! Read about the latest
research on horses and the search for
Solomon's stables at Megiddo. |
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According to the prophet Zechariah, on the
"day of the lord" which is coming (hopefully
soon!), the Mount of Olives will split in
two, half of it moving towards the north and
half towards the south. Before that,
here are eight fun things to
do on the Mount
of Olives in Jerusalem! |
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