Migron
Migron is a region mentioned in 1 verse. Its most likely location is Tell Maryam. The name means “fear; farm; throat.”
Where is Migron?
Approx. 31.8692, 35.2681 · OpenStreetMap · Google Maps
Possible modern locations
| Identification | Type | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tell Maryam | settlement | Medium |
| Nahal Mikhmash | river | Low |
| not a proper name (threshing floor) | special | Low |
| about 2 km around Mukhmas | region | Low |
| Tell el Askar | settlement | Low |
| Khirbet el Qubba | settlement | Low |
Migron in the Bible dictionary
Precipice or landslip, a place between Aiath and Michmash (Isa. 10:28). The town of the same name mentioned in 1 Sam. 14:2 was to the south of this.
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain. Full dictionary entry →
Verses that mention Migron
- 1 Samuel 14:2
And Saul tarried in the uttermost part of Gibeah under a pomegranate tree which is in Migron: and the people that were with him were about six hundred men;