Migdal-El

1 verse

Joshua

Joshua 19:38

And Iron, and Migdalel, Horem, and Bethanath, and Bethshemesh; nineteen cities with their villages.

From Easton's Bible Dictionary

Matthew George Easton, 1897

Tower of God, a fortified city of Naphtali (Josh. 19:38), supposed by some to be identical with Magdala (q.v.).

From Smith's Bible Dictionary

William Smith, 1884

(tower of God), one of the fortified towns of the possession of Naphtali, (Joshua 19:38) only, possibly deriving its name from some ancient tower --the "tower of El," or God.