The Definition of the word Migdol

Migdol

Tower. (1.) A strongly-fortified place 12 miles from Pelusium, in the north of Egypt (Jer. 44:1; 46:14). This word is rendered "tower in Ezek. 29:10, but the margin correctly retains the" "name Migdol, "from Migdol to Syene;" i.e., from Migdol in the" "north to Syene in the south, in other words, the whole of Egypt." "(2.) A place mentioned in the passage of the Red Sea (Ex. 14:2; "Num. 33:7, 8). It is probably to be identified with Bir Suweis," about 2 miles from Suez.