Hebrew Word Study · Strong’s H1537
גִּלְגָּל
gil.gal · “Gilgal”
Used 41 times across 10 books
Definition
§ Gilgal = "a wheel, rolling"
the first site of an Israelite camp west of the Jordan, east of Jericho, here Samuel was judge, and Saul was made king; later used for illicit worship
Where it appears
Deuteronomy1
Joshua13
Judges2
1 Samuel13
2 Samuel2
2 Kings2
Nehemiah1
Hosea3
Amos3
Micah1
In the text
Deuteronomy 11:30Are they not on the other side Jordan, by the way where the sun goeth down, in the land of the Canaanites, which dwell in the champaign over against Gilgal, beside the plains of Moreh?Joshua 4:19And the people came up out of Jordan on the tenth day of the first month, and encamped in Gilgal, in the east border of Jericho.Joshua 4:20And those twelve stones, which they took out of Jordan, did Joshua pitch in Gilgal.Joshua 5:9And the Lord said unto Joshua, This day have I rolled away the reproach of Egypt from off you. Wherefore the name of the place is called Gilgal unto this day.Joshua 5:10And the children of Israel encamped in Gilgal, and kept the passover on the fourteenth day of the month at even in the plains of Jericho.Joshua 9:6And they went to Joshua unto the camp at Gilgal, and said unto him, and to the men of Israel, We be come from a far country: now therefore make ye a league with us.Joshua 10:6And the men of Gibeon sent unto Joshua to the camp to Gilgal, saying, Slack not thy hand from thy servants; come up to us quickly, and save us, and help us: for all the kings of the Amorites that dwell in the mountains are gathered together against us.Joshua 10:7So Joshua ascended from Gilgal, he, and all the people of war with him, and all the mighty men of valour.Joshua 10:9Joshua therefore came unto them suddenly, and went up from Gilgal all night.Joshua 10:15And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, unto the camp to Gilgal.
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