HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4028
מִגְדַּל־גַּד
mig.dal-gad — Migdal-gad
§ Migdal-gad = "tower of God" one of the fortified cities of Judah
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Migdal-gad
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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Historical dictionary entry
Tower of fortune, a town in the plains of Judah, probably the modern el-Mejdel, a little to the north-east of Ascalon (Josh. 15:37).
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.