Bible Location
Meaning: fear; farm; throat · 2 cross references · Modern-day map available
Migron was a place-name in Benjamin's northern approaches, associated with Saul in one setting and Assyrian advance imagery in another. It is important because it belongs to the exposed route toward Jerusalem from the north. First appears in 1 Sam 14:2.1
Place meaning
fear; farm; throat
Coordinates
31.82, 35.23
First appears
1 Sam 14:2
AI summary: Migron matters because it appears in both monarchy narrative and prophetic crisis language. One reference places Saul nearby, while another uses the route through Migron to evoke the terrifying nearness of invasion. The cross references present Migron as a Benjaminite approach-point of royal memory and looming threat.1
Place meaning
fear; farm; throat
Latitude
31.82
Longitude
35.23
Bible references
2
Precipice or landslip, a place between Aiath and Michmash (Isa. 10:28). The town of the same name mentioned in 1 Sam. 14:2 was to the south of this. 3
Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated. It is presented as historical source material, not as ai-BIBLE’s language, interpretation, or endorsement.
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, place metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.