The word Armageddon appears only once in the Greek New Testament, in Revelation 16:16. The word is translated to Greek from Hebrew har məgiddô , har - Strong H2022 - meaning a mountain or range of hills : - hill , mount , X promotion. This is a shortened form of Harar - Strong H2042 - to loom up; a mountain; -hill, mount. Megiddo - Strong מְגִדּוֹן H4023 /meg-id-do/ Megiddon or Megiddo, a place of crowds. Mount Tel Megiddo is not actually a mountain, but a tell on which ancient forts were built to guard the Via Maris, an ancient trade route linking Egypt with the northern empires of Syria, Anatolia and Mesopotamia. Megiddo was the location of various ancient battles, including one in the 15th century BC and one in 609 BC. Modern Megiddo is a town approximately 25 miles west-southwest of the southern tip of the Sea of Galilee in the Kishon River area in Israel. (source : wikipedia)
