Migdol
Migdol, a place near the Red Sea where the Israelites camped during the Exodus (Exodus 14:2; Numbers 33:7), and a city in Egypt mentioned in prophecies.
The name Migdol means “a tower”
PlaceOld Testament4 books6 verses
Summary
A location first mentioned at Exodus 14:2; only referred to as Migdol (מִגְדֹּל).
Location
- Certainty
- Likely (73% of scholarship) · 2 other possible locations
- Coordinates
- 30.965° N, 32.493° E
Events
Dates are approximate
- Wilderness Wanderingsc. 1491 BC
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- מִגְדֹּלMigdol
Mentions
- “Tell the Israelites to turn back and encamp before Pi-hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea. You are to encamp by the sea, directly opposite Baal-zephon.
- They set out from Etham and turned back to Pi-hahiroth, opposite Baal-zephon, and they camped near Migdol.
- This is the word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the Jews living in the land of Egypt—in Migdol, Tahpanhes, and Memphis—and in the land of Pathros:
- “Announce it in Egypt, and proclaim it in Migdol; proclaim it in Memphis and Tahpanhes: ‘Take your positions and prepare yourself, for the sword devours those around you.’
- …therefore I am against you and against your rivers. I will turn the land of Egypt into a ruin, a desolate wasteland from Migdol to Syene, and as far as the border of Cush.
- For this is what the LORD says: The allies of Egypt will fall, and her proud strength will collapse. From Migdol to Syene they will fall by the sword within her, declares the Lord GOD.