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the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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Migdal-Gad
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
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MIGDAL-GAD. A town in the Shephçlah, in the territory of Judah ( Joshua 15:37 ), which cannot be identified with any certainty. Guthe suggests Khirbet el-Mejdeleh , about S miles S. of Belt Jibrîn, with remains of buildings, cisterns, and rock-hewn tombs; or Khirbet el-Mejdel , about 14 miles S. of Beit Jibrîn, with extensive ruins, etc. Warren (Hastings’ DB [Note: Dictionary of the Bible.] ) suggests el-Mejdel , a thriving village 2 1 / 2 miles N.E. of Ashkelon. The name ‘Tower of Gad’ probably points to its having been a seat of idolatry, where the Canaanites worshipped Gad ‘Good Luck’ or ‘Fortune.’
W. Ewing.
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Hastings, James. Entry for 'Migdal-Gad'. Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hdb/m/migdal-gad.html. 1909.
Hastings, James. Entry for 'Migdal-Gad'. Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hdb/m/migdal-gad.html. 1909.
