Armageddon, Megiddo

The term “Armageddon” evokes apocalyptic battle for many, but the term means “mount” of “Megiddo” — which is really a “Tel” or a site where one city is built on another until a hill arises. Megiddo was a fortified city that guarded the valley that runs from the Mediterranean down into rift valley where one can find the Sea of Galilee. The pictures below are on the top of the Tel and show some ruins of ancient Megiddo.