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MIGRON

(Heb. migrôn)

A place in Benjamin. In 1 Sam. 14:2 Saul and his 600 soldiers camp outside Gibeah (9 km. [5.5 mi.] NE of Jerusalem and S of the Wadi es-Suweiniṭ) at the “pomegranate tree” (possibly the “rock of Rimmon”; Judg. 20:45-47) “in the Migron.” In Isa. 10:28 the Assyrians are viewed as passing “over Migron” through the Geba Pass. This seems to be N of Wadi es-Suweiniṭ near Michmash. Instead of a town, Migron (from Heb. ngr, “to gush forth”) may instead refer to the region of the Wadi es-Suweiniṭ itself. The canyon of this wadi is substantial and formed a portion of the border between Judah and Israel; it runs southeast from the central hill country, joining the Wadi el-Qelt and emptying into the Jordan Valley N of Jericho. If Migron indicates a regional rather than a site name, then the problem between the two passages is resolved.

Dennis M. Swanson






Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)

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