Battle of Megiddo
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Battle of Megiddo refers to one of the major battles fought near the ancient site of Megiddo in the Jezreel Valley of northern Israel. Of these, the first is by far the most common allusion:
- Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC)Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC)The Battle of Megiddo was fought between Egyptian forces under the command of Pharaoh Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the king of Kadesh. It is the first battle to have been recorded in what is accepted as relatively reliable detail. Megiddo is also the first recorded use of the...
, a battle between Ancient Egyptian forces under the pharaoh Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition - Battle of Megiddo (609 BC)Battle of Megiddo (609 BC)This Battle of Megiddo is recorded as having taken place in 609 BC with Necho II of Egypt leading his army to Carchemish to fight with his allies the Assyrians against the Babylonians at Carchemish in northern Syria. This required passing through territory controlled by the Kingdom of Judah and...
, a battle between Egypt and Judea - Battle of Megiddo (1918)Battle of Megiddo (1918)The Battle of Megiddo took place between 19 September and 1 October 1918, in what was then the northern part of Ottoman Palestine and parts of present-day Syria and Jordan...
, a battle between British Empire forces and the Ottoman Empire - ArmageddonArmageddonArmageddon is, according to the Bible, the site of a battle during the end times, variously interpreted as either a literal or symbolic location...
, the site of the final epic battle associated with end-time prophecies, and by extension, the battle itself - Battle of Armageddon (Left Behind)Battle of Armageddon (Left Behind)The Battle of Armageddon is a futuristic conflict portrayed in the Left Behind series by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins in the 11th book Armageddon...
, an account of the prophesied epic battle from the Left Behind book series