Day 2 - Megiddo

After Mt Carmel, we drove southward and a little into the Jezreel Valley to reach Megiddo. It is also known as Tel Megiddo or Har Megiddo (where we get "Armageddon"). It is at this site and in the valley where it sits that the famous battle of Armageddon in Rev 16 is to occur. This fortress has been destroyed and rebuilt 25 times! The earliest construction and occupation of the site dates back over 5,000 years. The picture here is of a structure that may be as old as 5,000 years. Look closely and you will see in the center of the photo a very large round platform made of unhewn rock. This was a Canaanite altar constructed in order to conduct worship to Baal.