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Migdol, tower

“Migdol” From Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(tower). Place in Egypt (Ex. 14:2²Speak unto the children of Israel, that they turn and encamp before Pi-hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, over against Baal-zephon: before it shall ye encamp by the sea. (Exodus 14:2); Num. 33:7-8⁷And they removed from Etham, and turned again unto Pi-hahiroth, which is before Baal-zephon: and they pitched before Migdol. ⁸And they departed from before Pi-hahiroth, and passed through the midst of the sea into the wilderness, and went three days' journey in the wilderness of Etham, and pitched in Marah. (Numbers 33:7‑8)). Perhaps same in (Jer. 44:1; 46:14¹The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the Jews which dwell in the land of Egypt, which dwell at Migdol, and at Tahpanhes, and at Noph, and in the country of Pathros, saying, (Jeremiah 44:1)
¹⁴Declare ye in Egypt, and publish in Migdol, and publish in Noph and in Tahpanhes: say ye, Stand fast, and prepare thee; for the sword shall devour round about thee. (Jeremiah 46:14)).

“Tower” From Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(shot up). Watchtowers, or fortified posts, were frequent on frontiers and exposed places (Gen. 35:21²¹And Israel journeyed, and spread his tent beyond the tower of Edar. (Genesis 35:21); 2 Chron. 26:10¹⁰Also he built towers in the desert, and digged many wells: for he had much cattle, both in the low country, and in the plains: husbandmen also, and vine dressers in the mountains, and in Carmel: for he loved husbandry. (2 Chronicles 26:10)); around vineyards (Isa. 21:5,8,11⁵Prepare the table, watch in the watchtower, eat, drink: arise, ye princes, and anoint the shield. (Isaiah 21:5)
⁸And he cried, A lion: My lord, I stand continually upon the watchtower in the daytime, and I am set in my ward whole nights: (Isaiah 21:8)
¹¹The burden of Dumah. He calleth to me out of Seir, Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night? (Isaiah 21:11); Matt. 21:33³³Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country: (Matthew 21:33)), and for the use of shepherds (Mic. 4:8⁸And thou, O tower of the flock, the strong hold of the daughter of Zion, unto thee shall it come, even the first dominion; the kingdom shall come to the daughter of Jerusalem. (Micah 4:8)). “Tower of Shechem” (Judg. 9:47⁴⁷And it was told Abimelech, that all the men of the tower of Shechem were gathered together. (Judges 9:47)), evidently a citadel or stronghold. Tower of Babel [BABEL]. “Tower of Siloam,” possibly an observatory (Luke 13:4⁴Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and slew them, think ye that they were sinners above all men that dwelt in Jerusalem? (Luke 13:4)).

“Migdol” From Concise Bible Dictionary:

Place near to which the Israelites crossed the Red Sea (Ex. 14:2²Speak unto the children of Israel, that they turn and encamp before Pi-hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, over against Baal-zephon: before it shall ye encamp by the sea. (Exodus 14:2); Num. 33:7⁷And they removed from Etham, and turned again unto Pi-hahiroth, which is before Baal-zephon: and they pitched before Migdol. (Numbers 33:7)). Apparently distinct from another Migdol in the north of Egypt (Jer. 44:1¹The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the Jews which dwell in the land of Egypt, which dwell at Migdol, and at Tahpanhes, and at Noph, and in the country of Pathros, saying, (Jeremiah 44:1); Jer. 46:14¹⁴Declare ye in Egypt, and publish in Migdol, and publish in Noph and in Tahpanhes: say ye, Stand fast, and prepare thee; for the sword shall devour round about thee. (Jeremiah 46:14)). In Ezekiel 29:10¹⁰Behold, therefore I am against thee, and against thy rivers, and I will make the land of Egypt utterly waste and desolate, from the tower of Syene even unto the border of Ethiopia. (Ezekiel 29:10), margin, “from Migdol to Syene” implies from north to south of Egypt.

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“Tower” From Concise Bible Dictionary:

Often referred to in scripture as a place of security, and also as a place of defense, on which watchmen were stationed. There were such on the walls of Jerusalem (Psa. 48:12¹²Walk about Zion, and go round about her: tell the towers thereof. (Psalm 48:12); Psa. 61:3³For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy. (Psalm 61:3); 2 Kings 9:17¹⁷And there stood a watchman on the tower in Jezreel, and he spied the company of Jehu as he came, and said, I see a company. And Joram said, Take an horseman, and send to meet them, and let him say, Is it peace? (2 Kings 9:17)). The term is also used symbolically: “the name of Jehovah is a strong tower” (Prov. 18:10¹⁰The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe. (Proverbs 18:10)).

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

4024 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Migdowl

Phonic:

mig-dole’

Meaning:

or Migdol {mig-dole'}; probably of Egyptian origin; Migdol, a place in Egypt

KJV Usage:

Migdol, tower

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

a tower

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

A tower; greatness:―a place in Egypt, Exod. 14:2. {Turris}