The name Megiddo is derived from the original Hebrew word pronounced har-Megiddon, from which we get the English pronunciation Armageddon - a name well familiar to those who study Bible prophecy. Megiddo in Hebrew means something like rendezvous, or place of troops.

The Mount of Megiddo is located on the south side of the Plain of Esdraelon, or Plain of Jezreel, running from Haifa to below Nazareth), in northern Israel. On the opposite side of the valley can be seen Nazareth, the home town of Jesus Christ.