Tower of fortune, a town in the plains of Judah, probably the modern el-Mejdel, a little to the north-east of Ascalon (Joshua 15:37). MIGDAL-GAD

mig'-dal-gad (mighdalgadh, "tower of Gad"): One of a group of 16 cities of Judah situated in the "lowland" (Joshua 15:37). Of these, only Lachish, Eglon, Beth-dagon and Naamah have been identified with any certainty. This would indicate a site in the Philistine plain, and the modern flourishing town of Mejdel, 2 1/2 miles Northeast of Ashkelon, appears to be a possible identification. It is the most important town in the district which is named after it Nahiet el-Mejdel. It must, however, be admitted that it is difficult to see how Judah could have held a site so close to the great Philistine strongholds. It is very probable that Mejdel ("tower") is the tower mentioned in Josephus, BJ, III, ii, 3, as close to Ashkelon, and it or Migdalgad (or both if they are the same sites) may be identical with the Magtal of the Tell el-Amarna Letters (Petrie, Hist. Egypt, II, 329). For Mejdel see Palestine Exploration Fund, II, 410, Sh XVI.

E. W. G. Masterman

4028. Migdal-gad -- "tower of Gad," a city in Judah
Migdal-gad. 4027, 4028. Migdal-gad. 4029 . "tower of Gad," a city in Judah.
Transliteration: Migdal-gad Phonetic Spelling: (migdal ...
/hebrew/4028.htm - 6kMigdalgad (1 Occurrence)
...MIGDAL-GAD. ... It is very probable that Mejdel ("tower") is the tower mentioned in Josephus,
BJ, III, ii, 3, as close to Ashkelon, and it or Migdalgad (or both if ...
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Migdal-gad (1 Occurrence)
Migdal-gad. Migdalgad, Migdal-gad. Mig'dal-gad . Easton's Bible Dictionary ...
Migdalgad, Migdal-gad. Mig'dal-gad . Reference Bible.
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Mig'dal-gad (1 Occurrence)
Mig'dal-gad. Migdal-gad, Mig'dal-gad. Migdol . ... Mig'dal-gad (1 Occurrence).
Joshua 15:37 Zenan, and Hadashah, and Migdal-gad; (See RSV). ...
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Hadashah (1 Occurrence)
... HADASHAH. ha-da'-sha, had'-a-sha (chadhashah, "new"): A town in the Shephelah
of Judah, named with Zenan and Migdal-gad (Joshua 15:37). ...
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Gad (78 Occurrences)
... Leah with the cry, "Fortunate!" Some have sought to connect the name with that of
the heathen deity Gad, of which traces are found in Baal-gad, Migdal-gad, etc ...
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Zenan (1 Occurrence)
... ze'-nan. See ZAANAN. Multi-Version Concordance Zenan (1 Occurrence). Joshua 15:37
Zenan, Hadashah, MigdalGad, (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). ...
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Dilean (1 Occurrence)
... dil'-e-an (dil`an, "cucumber"): A town in the Shephelah of Judah named with
Migdal-gad and Mizpeh (Joshua 15:38, the English Revised Version "Dilan"), which ...
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Migdal (3 Occurrences)
... of Migdal-Eder. (DBY JPS NIV). Joshua 15:37 Zenan, Hadashah, MigdalGad,
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV). Joshua 19:38 Iron ...
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Mig'dal-el (1 Occurrence)
Mig'dal-el. Migdal-el, Mig'dal-el. Migdalgad . Multi-Version Concordance ... (See
RSV). Migdal-el, Mig'dal-el. Migdalgad . Reference Bible.
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Hadash'ah (1 Occurrence)
... Multi-Version Concordance Hadash'ah (1 Occurrence). Joshua 15:37 Zenan, and Hadashah,
and Migdal-gad; (See RSV). Hadashah, Hadash'ah. Hadassah . ...
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Migdal-gad (1 Occurrence)

Joshua 15:37 Zenan, and Hadashah, and Migdal-gad,
(ASV BBE DBY JPS YLT NAS)

Migdal-Gad

Migdal-Gad: A City of the Tribe of Judah

Migdal-gad (1 Occurrence)

Mig'dal-gad (1 Occurrence)

Hadashah (1 Occurrence)

Gad (78 Occurrences)

Zenan (1 Occurrence)

Dilean (1 Occurrence)

Migdal (3 Occurrences)

Mig'dal-el (1 Occurrence)

Hadash'ah (1 Occurrence)

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