II. MIGDOL, Moses says, that when the Israelites came out of Egypt, the Lord commanded them to encamp, over against Pi-hahiroth, between Migdol and the Sea, over against Baal-zephon. ‘Tis not known whether this Migdol was a City, or only a Tower. The Prophets speak often of Magdalum in lower Egypt, over against Thebais. The Itinerary of Antoninus has MagdolumJerem. xiii. 2, 14. Ezek. xxix. 10. Hebr., at about twelve Miles from Pelusium.
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