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Migdol (along the route of the Exodus)
Migdol
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The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised
Migdol (along the route of the Exodus)
1. A place along the route of the Exodus, adjoining Pi-hahiroth, Baal-zephon, and the sea (Ex. 14:2; Nu. 33:7). Identification is difficult, depending partly upon the route of the Exodus and partly upon the location of Pi-hahiroth and Baal-zephon, neither of which can be placed precisely. Advocates of
Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible
Migdol
Migdol (Heb. mig̱dōl)A Semitic word meaning “fortress” or “watch tower,” which was taken into Egyptian and used to describe a series of military outposts guarding the eastern edge of the Delta.1. A town in the eastern Delta that was on the route of the Exodus (Exod. 14:2; Num. 33:7).2. A residence
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