More than eight centuries later, in 609 BC, another battle would take place at Megiddo, which would have major implications for the historical development of two world religions.

Tel Megiddo was the location where Josiah, the king of Judah, famously fought the Battle of Megiddo in 609 B.C. The Jewish leader was defeated and killed by the army of the Egyptian Pharaoh Necho II.

A team of archaeologists may have discovered evidence of the biblical Battle of Megiddo, where Josiah, the king of Judah, was killed by Egyptian forces in 609 B.C.

Megiddo, a place known in the Book of Revelation as "Armageddon," was occupied between roughly 7000–300 B.C. A prophecy states that in the end times a final battle will be fought near this site.

Megiddo is also said to be the location where the Battle of Armageddon will take place between the kings of Earth and God. It will be the last battle between good and evil before the Day of Judgement.

MEGIDDO — Situated here at the foot of Israel's Mount Megiddo, the valley pictured below is believed by many Christians to be the site of the Battle of Armageddon, the final fight of End Times ...

Although the site of the battle of Armageddon prophesied in the Bible is in Israel, conservative Christian believers are being warned by their pastors and teachers not to read too much into the cur… ...

This writer believes the Battle of Armageddon to be figurative because the book of Revelation is apocalyptic in its literary nature, and it is couched in highly symbolic imagery.

A team of archaeologists may have discovered evidence of the biblical Battle of Megiddo, where Josiah, the king of Judah, was killed by Egyptian forces in 609 B.C.