Gilgal

Gilgal, also known as Galgala or Galgalatokai of the 12 Stones, is the name of one or more places in the Hebrew Bible. Gilgal is mentioned 39 times, in particular in the Book of Joshua, as the place where the Israelites camped after crossing the .
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Village
  • Description: biblical site
  • Also known as: “Gibeath Haaraloth”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gilgal and Netiv HaGdud.

Village
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is an Israeli settlement organized as a kibbutz in the . Located in the Jordan Valley around 16 kilometres north of with an area of 1,400 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council.

Village
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is an Israeli settlement organized as a moshav in the . Located in the Jordan Valley around twenty kilometres north of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council.

Village
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is an Israeli settlement organized as a moshav in the . Located in the Jordan Valley next to the Palestinian village of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council.

Gilgal

Latitude
31.99973° or 31° 59′ 59″ north
Longitude
35.44521° or 35° 26′ 43″ east
Elevation
-239 metres (-784 feet)
Open location code
8G3QXCXW+V3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 635067602
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
283863
Wiki­data ID
Q2289734
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Urdu—“Gilgal” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Gilgal”
  • Arabic: “الجلجال”
  • Arabic: “جلجال”
  • Catalan: “Gilgal”
  • Catalan: “Guilgal d’Efraïm”
  • Chinese: “基比亚哈拉罗”
  • Chinese: “基比亞哈拉羅”
  • Dutch: “Gilgal”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “الجلجال”
  • French: “Gilgal”
  • French: “Guilgal”
  • German: “Gilgal”
  • Greek: “Γάλγαλα”
  • Hebrew: “גילגל”
  • Hebrew: “גלגל”
  • Indonesian: “Gilgal”
  • Italian: “Galgala”
  • Italian: “Gàlgala”
  • Japanese: “ギルガル”
  • Korean: “길갈”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Gilgal”
  • Norwegian: “Gilgal”
  • Polish: “Gilgal”
  • Portuguese: “Gilgal”
  • Russian: “Галгал”
  • Russian: “Гилгал”
  • Spanish: “Guilgal”
  • Thai: “กิลกาล”
  • Ukrainian: “Галгал”
  • Ukrainian: “Гілгал”
  • Ukrainian: “Ґілґал”
  • Ukrainian: “Ґільґаль”
  • Urdu: “گلگال”

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