Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Migdal-gad?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Khirbet el Mejdeleh.

First appears in Joshua 15:37 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

Tower of fortune, a town in the plains of Judah, probably the modern el-Mejdel, a little to the north-east of Ascalon (Josh. 15:37). Modern identification: Khirbet el Mejdeleh.

Migdal-gad is represented in the local geography layer as Khirbet el Mejdeleh. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Joshua 15:37 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Bethlehem

About 34 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 41 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 41 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 63 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 67 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Migdal-gad today

Travel to Migdal-gad, the modern-day Khirbet el Mejdeleh.

Migdal-gad is commonly identified with Khirbet el Mejdeleh, and the map on this page is meant to orient you to that present-day site before you continue into routing or street-level navigation.

Migdal-gad is mapped here at the commonly cited modern identification.

This is a study aid, not live travel advice. Archaeological tells, access rules, excavation boundaries, and nearby modern roads can change.

Modern orientation

Khirbet el Mejdeleh

31.537°N · 34.902°E

Key passages

Appears in

Joshua

1 chapter · 1 verse mention