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Migron

מִגְרוֹן · mig.ron · H4051“fear; farm; throat” Hitchcock's 18692 mentions in 2 books, most in 1 Samuel (1)

Where it is

BethphageBethphageGebaGebaHaelephHaelephGibeonGibeonRamahRamahNetophahNetophahMigronabout 27 km across

31.82° N, 35.23° E · Located through Gibeah

Coordinates and map: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding · CC BY 4.0 · drawn without map tiles

Mentioned most in

1 Samuel · 1Isaiah · 1
Counted from 2 references · STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0

About this place

Migron is mentioned twice in the Bible, first as a place near Gibeah where King Saul camped with his troops during a battle against the Philistines (1Sa.14.2). Saul was staying under a pomegranate tree in Migron, while his son Jonathan launched a daring attack on a Philistine outpost.

The second mention of Migron is in Isaiah's prophecy about the Assyrian invasion of Judah (Isaiah 10:28). In this passage, Migron is listed among the towns that the Assyrian army would pass through on their way to Jerusalem. The exact location of Migron is uncertain, but it is believed to have been situated near Gibeah, in the territory of Benjamin, a short distance north of Jerusalem.

Article: STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0

Every mention

2 references, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)

1 Samuel 1 mention

1 Samuel 14:2Saul stayed in the uttermost part of Gibeah under the pomegranate tree which is in Migron; and the people who were with him were about six hundred men,

Isaiah 1 mention

Isaiah 10:28He has come to Aiath. He has passed through Migron. At Michmash he stores his baggage.

What the dictionary says

Precipice or landslip, a place between Aiath and Michmash (Isa. 10:28).

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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