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Gilgal

Town

Location disputed Jiljilyya: about 28 km (18 miles, 150 furlongs) north of Jerusalem

Where Scholars Place It

  • Jiljilyya Possible
  • Khirbet el Mefjir Less likely

Gilgal in the Bible Dictionary · Another Gilgal (town · Nehemiah 12:29) · Another Gilgal (region · Joshua 12:23) · Another Gilgal (town · Joshua 4:19) · Another Gilgal (town · Joshua 15:7) · Another Gilgal (town · Deuteronomy 11:30)

Named in 2 Verses

  • 2 Kings 2:1 And it came to pass, when the LORD would take up Elijah into heaven by a whirlwind, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal.
  • 2 Kings 4:38 And Elisha came again to Gilgal: and there was a dearth in the land; and the sons of the prophets were sitting before him: and he said unto his servant, Set on the great pot, and seethe pottage for the sons of the prophets.

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