MEGIDDO*, Waters of

Scene of the battle between Sisera and Barak, mentioned in the victory song of Deborah (Jgs 5:19, nlt “Megiddo’s springs”). It refers to a perennial stream near Megiddo, probably the Wadi el-Lejjun, which drained the basin behind Megiddo.

See also Megiddo, Megiddon; Armageddon.