What is the Battle of Armageddon?
The word Armageddon is the Hebrew word [Har]megiddon which means mountain or plain of Megiddo. Megiddo is located in northern Israel in the valley of Jezreel. In ancient Biblical times battles were fought there. If you look closely at the map, you will see the half tribe of Manasseh to the left and Megiddo in the northern part of it. In the 15th Century B.C. Egyptian Pharaoh Thutmose III fought against a group of Megiddo and Kadesh rulers. There are some that believe this is the same Pharaoh Moses and Aaron confronted when they demanded that Pharaoh let the Hebrews go free in the book of Exodus. During the time of Joshua's and his army defeat of many kings, it is mentioned that the tribe of Manasseh (one of the 12 tribes of Israel) received the region of Megiddo (Josh 12:21). This is also the area where King Josiah of Judah is killed in 609 B.C. when battling against Pharaoh Neco (2 Kings 23:29 - 30, 2 Chr 35:20 - 35). The word Megiddo is also me