Gilgal

Town

Location disputed Araq ed Deir: about 9 km (5 miles, 45 furlongs) east of Jerusalem

Where Scholars Place It

• Araq ed Deir Possible
• Tal‘at ed Damm Less likely
• Khirbet el Mefjir Less likely
• El Khirbeh Less likely
• Khan el Ahmar 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 · 2 Kings 2:1) · Another Gilgal (town · Deuteronomy 11:30)

Named in 1 Verse

• Joshua 15:7 And the border went up toward Debir from the valley of Achor, and so northward, looking toward Gilgal, that is before the going up to Adummim, which is on the south side of the river: and the border passed toward the waters of Enshemesh, and the goings out thereof were at Enrogel:

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