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Migdol

Meaning: tower

This was the name of 2 biblical places in ancient Egypt.

1. Migdol, a strongly-fortified place 12 miles from Pelusium, in the north of Egypt (Jeremiah 44:1; 46:14)

   This word is rendered “tower” in Ezek. 29:10 KJV, but the correct translation is “from Migdol to Syene;” i.e., from Migdol in the north to Syene (Aswan) in the south, in other words, the whole of Egypt.

2. Migdol, a place mentioned in the passage of the Red Sea (Exodus 14:2; Numbers 33:7-8)

   It is probably to be identified with Bir Suweis, about 2 miles from Suez.