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 .
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  • Village
  • …lies at an elevation of around -240 metres (-780 feet)
  • …is also known as “Gibeath Haaraloth”
  • Description: biblical site

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gilgal and Netiv HaGdud.
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is an Israeli settlement organized as a kibbutz in the .
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is an Israeli settlement organized as a moshav in the .
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is an Israeli settlement organized as a moshav in the .

Gilgal

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Latitude
31.99973° or 31° 59′ 59″ north
Longitude
35.44521° or 35° 26′ 43″ east
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”
  • Hungarian: “Gilgál”
  • Indonesian: “Gilgal”
  • 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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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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