Crossroads of the Ancient World

Megiddo, along with the cities of Hazor and Gezer, once dominated a major military and trade route connecting Asia and Africa. Megiddo lay between the other two cities and hence was the one most strategically located. From all directions natural gateways, mountain passes, and roads converged into her valley plain. “Megiddo,” explains The Geography of the Bible, “stood at a crossroads, in fact at one of the great crossroads of the ancient world.”

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Megiddo dominated one of the major military and trade routes connecting the continents of Asia and Africa

Trade Routes-------

Hazor

Megiddo

Gezer

Jerusalem

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ASIA

AFRICA